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Kayla McBride Erie’s Kayla McBride @kaymac_2123 “Thanking God for allowing me another day.” has one motto: ‘God fi rst’’ #blessed By Mary Solberg Mary Ellen said. “Even as her celebrity as a FaithLife star increased, her humility and her determination to share her spotlight in- Kayla McBride—the 2010 Villa Maria Academy graduate who creased as well.” plays for the WNBA’s —has an agent and a Nike Sister Mary Ellen and Doug Chuzie both say contract now. But the notoriety likely won’t go to her head. they’ve never met anyone so intent on winning, Basketball is her life, but it doesn’t rate No. 1. God and family do. yet so humble. “‘God fi rst’ is my motto, something I think about all the time,” “I can remember her cheers roaring for the ac- McBride told FaithLife. complishments of another student, another athlete, At nearly 22 years of age, McBride appears to have the world— another friend,” Sister Mary Ellen added. not just —in the palm of her hands. The Erie native Her mother credits Kayla with doing the same with graduates from the University of Notre Dame today, May 18, only her three younger siblings: Karlee, who plays basket- about a month after being selected by the Stars as the No. 3 overall ball for Indiana University, Bloomington; Aaron, 13; pick in the WNBA draft. and Jayden, 7. They are so close that all of them inscribe In her second pre-season game this month, she started against their fi rst initials on their sneakers: KKAJ. the Tulsa Shock and scored the team high with 17 points. She is “Being picked third in the draft, well, that’s a wonderful displaying on the professional stage the star quality that she fi rst thing,” LuAnn McBride said. “You’re living your dream, nurtured at Erie’s former St. John-Holy Rosary School and Villa but the person she is…that’s what it’s all about.” Maria, where she helped lead the team to two state championships. Doug Chuzie, her former assistant coach at Villa and the director of athletic programs for the Diocese of Erie, is justly proud. “Basketball helped defi ne Kayla, but it doesn’t defi ne her com- & pletely,” Chuzie said. SSeeee Q A pagepage 3 He should know, McBride’s mother, LuAnn, said. She credits Chuzie and the family atmosphere at Villa and St. John-Holy Rosary for encouraging and promoting McBride’s natural athletic abilities. KAYLA McBRIDE STATS: In fact, LuAnn and LaMont McBride were surprised when 15 Villa teachers and staff created Height: 5’ 11” special “We love Kayla” T-shirts and traveled to the Notre Dame women’s basketball game in Pitts- Position: Shooting guard burgh last January. This spring, when their daughter No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft, was in Connecticut waiting for the WNBA draft to San Antonio Stars begin, Kayla’s former St. John-Holy Rosary coach, Kevin Wagner, was in attendance. May 18, 2014, graduation from University of Notre “It’s that closeness of Catholic schools that Dame with a degree in business administration, means so much,” LuAnne McBride said. minor in marketing Benedictine Sister Mary Ellen Plumb was cam-- 2006 graduate of St. John-Holy Rosary, Erie pus minister at Villa when Kayla McBride was a student there. It was easy, she said, for everyone too 2010 graduate of Villa Maria Academy, Erie love Kayla…even beyond her talents on the basket-- ball court. One of fi ve players in Notre Dame women’s “Kayla was quick to offer a helping hand, a listen- Photo courtesy of the San Antonio Stars basketball history to score at least 1,800 points ing ear, an encouraging word to anyone in need,” Sister and grab 600 rebounds in her career. Photo courtesy of NBAE/Getty

NATIONAL ACCOLADES Awards for art go to Mercyhurst St. James ranks high student and St. Luke School in national online The arts are alive and well in the Dio- cese of Erie this spring. math program Today’s Catholic Teacher, a nationally circulated magazine for K-8 educators, St. James School in Erie is cur- completed more than 9 million honored St. Luke School in Erie for its on- rently in fi rst place in the Diocese math problems. The program line art class that reaches out to six other of Erie and 32nd nationally in the continues through June. Accord- schools. St. Luke was among 12 schools First in Math online learning pro- from throughout the country selected for gram. the magazine’s annual Innovations in Each student at St. James has Catholic Education Awards. earned so far an average of 3,500 Online program Also in Erie, Mercyhurst Preparatory stickers for completing online School junior Jialin Li, claimed fi rst place math problems. helps schools in the annual high school Congressional “The children have worked in diocese save Art Competition. Her work, titled “Glass very hard and have enjoyed it at Menagerie,” will hang in the Capitol the same time,” said Sister Colette $47,000 in copy Building in Washington, D.C., for one Hilow, CDS, principal. year. First in Math is a nationally ac- costs for math Both national awards were announced claimed program that promotes in the past month. fl uency in math from basic facts worksheets. Li, an international student from Chi- to albegra II. In addition to the di- na, learned over Easter break that her ocesan and national rankings, St. charcoal drawing had taken fi rst place and James is currently in 14th place in ing to Kim Lyle, director of cur- would be on display in the U.S. Capitol. the state. riculum, the program has saved She hopes to visit Washington, but prob- In the Diocese of Erie, students schools about $47,000 in copy ably not until after she returns later this in all K-8 schools have so far costs for worksheets. summer from her home in China. “My fl ight back to China already has been decided, but I hope to go to Wash- ington sometime,” Li said. “I was pretty Contributed photo happy about my piece going in the show. Jialin Li stands next to her winning charcoal drawing, “Glass Menagerie.” I never even gave it a thought that I would be in fi rst place.” jects for you, but here we had to think schools pay $4 per child per year; the She drew “Glass Menagerie” in her In- about composition, color and selecting remainder of the costs is covered by in- ternational Baccalaureate art class at Mer- your own objects to draw,” Li said. “It dividual donor grants and support from cyhurst, which she credits for encouraging pushed me to be more creative and to be the Diocese of Erie. students to use their imaginations when more original.” According to Today’s Catholic Teacher, creating still life drawings. In Pittsburgh last month, St. Luke “Participating schools say this new strat- “In China, the teacher sets up the ob- School Principal Karen Beer and dioc- egy is a great improvement for their arts esan Director of Curriculum Kim Lytle education program and that students’ accepted the Innovations award from skills seem to be improving in other sub- Today’s Catholic Teacher. St. Luke was ject areas as well.” honored in the category of Innovative Beer said the national recognition re- Clergy Appointment Project Facilitated by Technology. fl ects the spirit of cooperation and inno- The Most Rev. Lawrence Through the use of video conferenc- vation among schools in the diocese and Persico, JCL, Bishop of ing software and laptop computers, the the Catholic Schools Offi ce. Erie, makes the following school’s online art program covers more “This award truly shows how the than 10,000 square miles from one class- Catholic Schools Offi ce and not only Contributed photo clergy appointment: room. St. Luke School, but all schools in the St. James School students pose with their First in Math trophy. Pictured in Father Scott Detisch, Ph.D., to the fac- The class is held every Friday through- Diocese of Erie, pull together and help the front is Joel Brennan. In the back, left to right, are: Jacob Hollenbeck, ulty of Saint Mary Seminary and Uni- out the school year, teaching students in each other out to meet the needs of our Kathryn DeDionisio, Isabel Ladaika and Bailey Margosian. versity, Baltimore, Md., effective July 1, preschool through grade 8. Participating students,” Beer said. 2014, for a term of three years. Jesus’ baptismal site Sister Mary Ann Walsh, director of media relations, United States Conference of Cath- olic Bishops, Washington, D.C.; Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary, Pontifi cal Council for So- Editor’s cial Communications; Greg Baker, director of campus ministry, Mercyhurst University, Notes Erie; and Dr. David Delmonico and Eliza- beth Griffi n, co-authors of In the Shadows of Mary the Net and Cybersex Unhooked. SOLBERG  Congratulations to those who graduated from Gannon University on May 10. Bishop St. Paul was a prolifi c letter-writer who Lawrence Persico spoke at the Baccaulaure- traveled throughout Asia spreading the ate Mass at St. Peter Cathedral in Erie, en- CNS photo message of Jesus Christ. I’m sure he would couraging graduates to live their lives “with A pilgrim visiting the site of Jesus’ bap- CNS graphic be struck (maybe even more than when he loving, compassionate and humane hearts.” tism in the Jordan River squats along the Polls show support for the death penalty continues to decline, espe- fell from his horse) by the advances in tech- Gannon awarded 769 degrees that includ- riverbank at Bethany Beyond the Jordan cially among Catholics. Since a defacto moratorium on executions in nology today. ed 44 students earning doctoral degrees, 280 on April 30. Pope Francis will pray at the the early 1970s—while states rewrote laws—rates climbed through the Not only is the pope tweeting, but the earning master’s degrees, 416 earning bach- site May 24 during his Holy Land visit. 1990s and have been mostly dropping since that time. Vatican is sharing the message of Christian- elor’s degrees, and 32 earning associate’s de- ity in new and exciting ways. grees. In the next four years, thanks to help Gannon’s graduating class this year is from a Japanese information technology quite diverse, with students from 24 nations, Snippets of Catholic headlines company, thousands of rare manuscripts including Australia and Zambia. and stories from around the world dating back to the early centuries of Christi-  anity will go online. Until now, the material from Catholic News Service The priests at Blessed Sacrament Parish in has only been available to scholars at the Erie had quite a surprise last month when Vatican. Pope encourages Christian unity pression. The suffering of Christians from every church a turkey fl ew into the priest residence, shat- and denomination under the Nazis, the communists and The Vatican Library, founded by Pope tering the large glass window in the living VATICAN CITY (CNS)—To honor the sacrifi ce of various dictatorships in the 1900s has made “an invalu- Nicholas V in the 15th century, preserves room. The accident left quite a mess, includ- those killed for their faith in the 20th century, Christians able contribution to the cause of unity among Christ’s dis- about 82,000 manuscripts. Among its trea- ing blood on the carpet, walls and hallways. today must renew their commitment to reconciliation and ciples,” the pope added. sures is an illustrated edition of the works Msgr. Dan Magraw, pastor, took it all in full Christian unity, Pope Francis said. The unity of Christians in “suffering and martyrdom of the Roman poet Virgil, dating to around stride, saying, “The turkey must have seen “Just as in the and blood,” he said, “is a powerful call to continue walking the year 400. So far, only about 300 docu- his refl ection in the window and thought an- ancient church the path of reconciliation among churches with decisive- ments are accessible on the library website, other turkey was inside the house, but soon the blood of the ness and trusting abandonment to the work of the Spirit.” www.vaticanlibrary.va. discovered it was four monsignors!” martyrs became By 2018, the library plans to offer a to- the seed of new tal of 15,000 manuscripts online, free of  Christians, so Cameroon bishops demand release charge, to all visitors. Because St. Paul Father John Detisch, pastor of St. Jude in our day the of Canadian nun, Italian priests was such a great communicator, he would the Apostle Parish in Erie, tweeted on May 5 that he was excited to be driving St. Jude’s blood of many YAOUNDE, Cameroon (CNS)—The Catholic bishops’ be happy with this opportunity to hear the Christians has Good News. new torch-red Corvette back to Erie from At- conference of Cameroon has demanded the release of two lantic City for the parish’s annual car raffl e. become the Italian priests and a Canadian nun, a month after they On World Communications Day, Pope seed of unity,” Francis invited all of us to “boldly become The ’Vette apparently was the hottest thing CNS photo were kidnapped by suspected Nigerian Islamists. going on Interstate 80 across Pennsylvania. the pope told The bishops of Cameroon “strongly condemn these citizens of the digital world.” That inspired Catholicos Pope Francis poses with Catholicos the Offi ce of Communications for the Dio- Raffl e tickets will be on sale at the parish or Karekin II of Etchmiadzin, patriarch inadmissible attacks from extremist groups on church online within the next few weeks. A winner Karekin II of offi cials and all acts of violence which pose a threat to cese of Erie to organize last week’s Media Etchmiadzin, of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Study Day at the Bayfront Convention Cen- will be picked on Parish Day, Oct. 26. during a meeting at the Vatican. the dignity of the human person,” according to a May 5 patriarch of the statement signed by the conference president, Archbishop ter in Erie. Armenian Apostolic Church. Samuel Kleda of Douala. About 135 people—clergy and lay peo- Mary Solberg is the editor of FaithLife. Pope Francis welcomed the catholicos to the Vatican The bishops said the April 5 overnight abduction by ple—attended the event. Speakers includ- Email: [email protected] May 8, paying homage to the fi delity and sacrifi ce of Ar- “well-armed, unidentifi ed people” had “raised fear and ed: Rocco Palmo, a nationally recognized Call 814-824-1171 menian Christians during decades of persecution and op- consternation within the Catholic Church.” Catholic blogger and television analyst; Twitter.com/ERIERCDsolberg Card party raises $18,000 New parish hall dedicated in Smethport More than $18,000 was raised of auctions and games. at the annual St. Mark Seminary “It was a wonderful success. Auxiliary card party April 9 at St. The room was full and it was a Century-old church Mark Catholic Center in Erie. happy night. The greatest thing For nearly 70 years, the card was to see young kids up to people party has been held once a year to in their 90s,” said Sue Vandeveld, creates accessible space raise funds for the needs of the di- chairperson of the card party. SMETHPORT—This year’s First Com- ocesan seminary. This year, more For the past eight years, Vande- munion class at St. Elizabeth of Hungary than 400 people attended the veld has chaired the event and has Parish in Smethport gathered with family and event, participating in a number watched it fl ourish. friends for a cake reception on May 4. For most communities, such gatherings are typical, but for this tiny parish used to a mostly inaccessible social center, it was a real celebration in more ways than one. Only days before, the McKean County par- ish opened the doors to its new 3,200-square- foot social hall, complete with a kitchen, bathrooms and accessibility to the main church. More elderly family members and others attended the First Communion recep- tion this month, probably because they didn’t have to descend the small, winding stairwell Contributed photo to the old basement parish center. For at least a century, parishioners—or at Standing inside the new parish hall after the dedication Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary least those who could walk down the narrow in Smethport are, from left: Father Chuck Schmitt, Bishop Lawrence Persico, altar server stairs—gathered for all kinds of parish activi- Abbey Woodard, Father Christopher Singer, altar servers Sam and Nick Dibble, and Father ties in the basement of the church. Increasing- Vincent Cieslewicz. ly, though, the space became unusable, with “I’m happy for the people. This was a Now that the parish hall is open for use, its small doorways and lack of accessibility to grassroots effort to build the new parish hall. it already has seen an increase in activity, in- the elderly and disabled. Everyone got together and supported this,” cluding meetings scheduled for youth minis- “We were all amazed how many people Father Cieslewicz said. try leaders and deanery secretaries. And, of showed up at this year’s reception. We had Construction of the one-story addition course, there will likely be a number of parish quite a large turnout. It was kind of surpris- began last November. The parish has already activities or ministry events held there. ing,” said Father Vincent Cieslewicz, pastor. collected three-quarters of the pledges neces- As Bishop Persico told those at the dedica- On April 27, Bishop Lawrence Persico, sary to pay for the estimated $475,000 proj- tion Mass, the new hall “is a signifi cant mo- Father Cieslewicz and retired Father Chuck ect. ment in the life of a parish.” Schmitt concelebrated a dedication Mass for “The time was right; the people were ready Added Father Cieslewicz, “It’s opened up the new parish hall. About 180 people attend- for this. They made it happen,” Father Ciesle- a lot of new possibilities for the parish and the Sue Vandeveld, left, joins Theresa Ignaczak in looking over an ed the luncheon held afterward. wicz added. community, too.” assortment of plants and trees that were donated to the St. Mark Seminary Auxiliary card party. Johnston’s Evergreen Nursery in Erie donated about 50 plants for auction at the event.

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Joan, 78, who has made it her life’s work to speak out for peace Triduum of St. Anthony of Padua planned and justice, particularly on behalf of women. SHARON—St. Anthony Parish in Sharon will hold a Triduum “I simply say out loud the ques- of St. Anthony June 11-13. Here is the speaker schedule: tions that are bothering people ev- Father Steve Schreiber, director of vocations for the Diocese of erywhere,” Sister Joan has said. Erie, Wednesday, June 11. On April 30, Sister Joan looked Father Larry Richards, pastor of St. Joseph/Bread of Life every bit the part of the humble Community, Erie, and founder of the Reason for Our Hope Foun- person in the corner when the dation, Thursday, June 12. new Helen Boyle Memorial Ar- Father James Campbell, pastor of St. Eulalia Parish, Couder- chive in Honor of Joan D. Chit- sport, and St. Gabriel Parish, Port Allegany, Friday, June 13, the tister, OSB, was dedicated at Mer- feast of St. Anthony. cyhurst University in Erie. The evenings begin at 7 p.m. and include Exposition of the “I’m totally overwhelmed,” Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. All are welcome. Sister Joan said after the dedica- Photo by Mary Solberg tion in the fourth fl oor of Mercy- Erie Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister stands in front of a wall of archival photos celebrating her con- hurst’s Hammermill Library. “I tributions to peace and justice throughout the world. Soccer camp scheduled at Villa wanted these ideas kept. I wanted ERIE—Villa Maria Academy is hosting a soccer camp June 16- to make sure that this body of no leaders to emulate, no seers to 20 for boys and girls in grades 4 through 9. work is neither suppressed nor de- Reflections on Sister Joan Chittister, OSB open our eyes to what is possible, The cost is $100 per player and includes a T-shirt. For more in- stroyed, wantonly or recklessly.” no traditions to follow,” said Penn formation, contact Afrim Latifi at 746-0424 or log on to the Prep- The archive houses the ideas “She speaks up for women, the poor, those who are victims of poor State archivist Jackie Esposito. immigration laws, war, military conquests, the environment.” Villa website at www.prep-villa.com. Click on either the Prep or of a woman who has crisscrossed — Mary Hembrow Snyder The archive is a partnership Villa site, go to athletics, and then click on summer camps. the globe in an effort to spread Director of Mercyhurst’s Center for Mercy & Catholic Studies among the Erie Benedictine com- peace and justice. Her views have munity, Mercyhurst and Penn Diocesan Spelling Bee winners announced occasionaly become a fl ashpoint “Sister Joan has challenged us with exceptional communication skills, State. Penn State will house the of controversy. both in speech and writing, and as a prophetic voice for justice that will archive, but Mercyhurst and ERIE—Does the word have two ss’s or just one? Is the ending She has met with such interna- echo for years to come.” Mount St. Benedict Monastery of a word ible or able? These were just some of the spelling chal- tional fi gures as Palestinian lead- — Father Jim Piszker in Harborcreek will maintain lenges for participants in the annual Diocese of Erie Spelling Bee er Yassar Arafat and the Dalai Mercyhurst University chaplain permanent archive rooms with held at St. Mark Catholic Center on May 6. Lama. access to her books, articles and Students in grades 4 through 6—representing 21 schools from Recognized for her lectures, “Sister Joan acts on what she believes. That’s a great lesson for us all. other memorabilia. throughout the diocese—competed in the afternoon event. Win- she attended the 2009 Parliament She translates her values into positive action.” The late Helen Boyle was ners were announced after 27 rounds of spelling. — Msgr. David Rubino of World Religions in Melbourne, Vice president for external affairs, Mercyhurst University a philanthropist and longtime Australia. This spring, she was friend of Sister Joan’s. Both Boyle invited by her friend Maria Shriv- and Sister Joan graduated from er to speak at a live event, “The chive room at Mercyhurst, on which visitors can read Sister Merychurst University. Shriver Report: A Woman’s Na- where many of Sister Joan’s Joan’s blogs and access some of “Helen Boyle was a phenom- tion Pushes Back from the Brink,” 50 books and numerous photos her books, videos and speeches. enal visionary and an advocate at the Newseum in Washington, line the walls. Those in atten- “Without archival collections for women and interreligious dia- D.C. dance watched a demonstration documenting the lives of women, logue,” Sister Joan said. “She is A large crowd fi lled the ar- of the 70-inch interactive screen there are no role models to follow, ragingly happy today.” Q&A FaithLife interviews WNBA’s McBride FaithLife posed some questions to the WNBA’s newest star—and Erie’s own—Kayla McBride. Tying for fi rst place in the Diocese of Erie Spelling Bee were Katelyn Crist, a sixth-grader from Kennedy Catholic Middle FaithLife: What has Catholic education meant to you? School, Hermitage, left, and Ethan Klie, a fi fth-grader from McBride: Although I am not Catholic, being at a Catholic Seton Catholic School, Meadville, right. Sophia Presler, a fi fth- school basically my entire life has allowed me to grow in my grader from Our Lady’s Christian School, Erie, center, came in faith. 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ERIE—Students at Our Lady’s Christian School in bursting with toys was donated to the Neighborhood ERIE—Students from Villa Maria Academy and Cathedral Prep in Erie participated in a Com- Erie donated gently used or new toys and games to help Network. Pictured with just a portion of the toys, from munity Outreach Day May 2, providing their services to various community organizations, parks and fi ll Easter baskets for needy children served by the Sis- left to right, are students Tyler Darden, Simon Mizner, businesses throughout Erie. Pictured cleaning the chapel at St. Mark Catholic Center in Erie are Prep ters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network. A cargo van John Paul Mizner, Francis Mizner and Luca Darden. junior Alex Arrowsmith, left, and Prep freshman Joseph Scheloske.

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EMLENTON—The Scripture study group of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Emlenton celebrated a traditional Seder in the home of Deacon Candidate Nick Cirell and his wife, Lisa. Deacon Candidate Cirell, pictured with a wine bottle, stands with guests Regina Barris and her daughter Abby Barris (who was the youngest child at the Seder); Chris Cirell; Father William Barron, WARREN—Warren Knights of Columbus Council 964 recently pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Emlenton; Father Skip made a donation to the Cool Catholic Youth program that serves youth Davis, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel, Fryburg; and Judy Wei- at St. Joseph and Holy Redeemer parishes in Warren. Shown left to rich. right are Father Richard Toohey, pastor of St. Joseph Church; Caitlin Ryan, youth ministry leader of St. Joseph and Holy Redeemer church- es; and Steven Warner, grand knight of the Warren K of C Council. CURWENSVILLE—Two individuals completed the RCIA pro- Fifth-grader makes miter for Lent gram at St. Timothy Parish in Curwensville and were initiated fully into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. In the picture at top, Mark Kelly stands with his sponsor, Erin Kelly, along with Father Mark Mastrian, pastor, and Deacon Tony Indelicato. In the bottom Clock Repair photo are new member Tory Anderson with sponsor, Ellie Davis, and Father Mastrian and Deacon Indelicato. Midcoast Clock & Music Box Company, LLC Roger Gordon, Master Clockmaker We make house calls SERVING THE ENTIRE ERIE DIOCESE WITH INTEGRITY Professional Clock Repair Since 1977 / Two-year warranty Toll Free 888-329-0309 814-897-8700 Erie

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GREENVILLE—Fifth-grader Evan Cianci of St. Michael School in Greenville handcrafted a bishop’s miter this Lent. He is pictured here as presider, with classmate Ryan Campbell acting as altar server. In class, Cianci assigned different vocations to each of the students and even his teacher, Emily Zgonc. The class also attended the annual Chrism Mass at St. Peter Cathedral in Erie.