FLORIDAWWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | October 2018 Catholic MIAMI ARCHDIOCESE Archdiocese celebrates ‘60 years of grace’ Coming from every corner of the the archdiocese’s highest honor, the At anniversary archdiocese — from northern Broward Primum Regnum Dei award. The gold to Key West — they included ushers, medal, showing a palm tree flanked vespers, parishioners sacristans, catechists, extraordinary with crosses, went to six individuals and ministers of hoy Communion and par- two couples. receive special ish office volunteers. Some ran food The Jubilaeum was different: It was banks, led Emmaus retreats, served given to two people in each parish, Jubilaeum award doughnuts after Mass, and did myriad nominated by their pastor for their ser- JIM DAVIS other tasks. vice at the local level. Each red-and-gold Florida Catholic correspondent “This is only a very small gesture Jubilaeum pin is shaped like the medi- of our gratitude,” Archbishop Thomas eval two-barred cross signifying the Wenski said of the Jubilaeum award, a authority of the bishop. MIAMI | They were no longer un- one-time accolade. “Today, we honor Nearly 900 honorees and their fami- sung heroes — and there were more you for your service, which has made lies packed the cathedral. To organize than 200 of them. these past 60 years of grace possible.” them, most pews were marked with the Some of the archdiocese’s most faith- The vespers service actually served names of the parishes. ful laity gathered Oct. 7 at St. Mary Ca- triple duty. It was one of several events Guiding them to their seats were stu- thedral to receive a special award for during the year to celebrate the six de- dents from all three area seminaries: their decades of service. The event was cades of the local Church, starting with St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary Ruth Dunnigan, Jubileaum recipient from St. Gabriel Parish a vespers — evening prayer — service the creation of the Diocese of Miami near Boynton Beach, and St. John Vian- in Pompano Beach, greets Archbishop Thomas Wenski. for the 60th anniversary of the archdio- in 1958. The service was also an occa- (TOM TRACY | FC) cese. sion for Archbishop Wenski to confer PLEASE SEE AWARDS, 8 EPIC, whose name is short for Eternal Power in Christ, performs eclectic pop, electronic, funk and jazz. (COURTESY) Young Catholics LOCAL CATHOLIC MUSICANS Here are links to a • “My Eyes,” • “My Life Is in few samples of music by EPIC the Band: Your Hands,” by The sing, praise, by Catholic artists in https://youtu.be/ Call: https://youtu.be/ the Archdiocese of HFKeekZEkqI. bTnvKFiwLaQ. Miami. • “Espíritu De • Testimony to a new beat • “Nuestra Luz,” by Juan Del- video by Heart & Soul: Alegría,” by Ivan gado: https://youtu. https://bit.ly/2JFvtlR. Diaz: https://youtu.be/ be/f4MMnu5PS0c. OA3NNDwR5HM. JIM DAVIS Pines, plays brisk pop-rock while drawing fellow youths into tion Congress is any measure. The annual event typically Florida Catholic correspondent worship. draws 25,000-30,000, who may hear anything from maria- • EPIC performs eclectic pop, electronic, funk and jazz. chi to soft ballads to Jamaican ska to traditional Vietnamese MIAMI | Want some Catholic music? Good. Settle down • Ivan Diaz, music director at St. Francis de Sales Par- music. for organ, choir and hymns. Right? ish in Miami Beach, has led chorales and sung in cities from Younger Catholics also flock to rallies organized by Not these days, if you know where to listen. In many par- Austin to New York to Las Vegas. Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. The university ishes, you can hear guitar, bass, synth and drums. And the • The Call, out of St. Timothy Parish in Miami, blends sponsors 25 youth conferences that reach 51,000 people in 15 songs not only inspire the soul, they get hearts pumping and Latino, rap, Caribbean and even 1980s pop. states and two Canadian provinces. toes tapping. • Juan Delgado, music coordinator for St. Timothy Par- “There is a new generation of young people who enjoy lis- “We’re part of a youthful Church. Why not play youthful ish, has his own recording label — Pristine Music — out of tening to Christian music,” Diaz said. “Once people believe music?” said Ricky Gonzalez of EPIC, a band out of St. Maxi- his home studio in Miami. in Christ, I believe the Holy Spirit gives them a new song, and milian Kolbe Parish in Pembroke Pines. “But it’s not for us, they can compose beautiful music for the Church.” it’s for God. We want to direct people’s faces upward.” A NEW GENERATION Much of the energy in contemporary Catholic music is Here are examples around South Florida: The new music is being done by young Catholics in great • Heart & Soul, out of St. Boniface Parish in Pembroke variety, if the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Religious Educa- PLEASE SEE MUSIC, 21 2 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic October 2018 Above, Arinda Moreno, a member of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement, prays during the Mass commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Father Joseph Kentenich. Right, Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses the statue of Father Kentenich at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Homestead. (PHOTOS BY JONATHAN MARTINEZ | FC) FYI The Schoenstatt shrine is located at 22800 S.W. 187 Ave., Miami, Schoenstatt founder remembered 33170. Among its activities are a Circle of Sion to pray for vocations, JONATHAN MARTINEZ founder. celebrants. ful place.” first Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.; Rosa- Florida Catholic correspondent “Today we remember an apos- Father Joseph Kentenich, a Pal- In commemoration of the jubi- rio de la Aurora (rosary at dawn), tle of our time who, moved by the lottine priest who lived from 1885 lee, the archbishop also unveiled first Saturdays, 6 a.m.; and a rosary love of the Virgin Mary and want- to 1968, founded the Schoenstatt a statue of Father Kentenich. The with young people, second Sundays, HOMESTEAD | More than 400 ing to follow her example, gave Movement in 1914 in his native statue was envisioned as a symbol 10:30 a.m. people from all parts of the Arch- himself to the service of God and Germany, when he and a group of of his paternal role in establishing For more information on Mass diocese of Miami, and from as far of his brothers, facing the most seminarians sealed a “Covenant the movement and of his profound times and activities, visit www. away as Orlando, traveled to the difficult circumstances through- of Love” with the Virgin Mary. love for the Virgin Mary under the schoenstattmiamiusa.org or call Schoenstatt Shrine in Homestead out his life,” said Archbishop The movement took the name title of Mother Thrice Admirable, 305-248-4800. Sept. 15 to commemorate the 50th Thomas Wenski, who celebrated “Schoenstatt” after the area where anniversary of the death of its the Mass with several priest con- it was born, which means “beauti- PLEASE SEE FOUNDER, 7 12523-1018 October 2018 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 3 A year after Irma, Catholics in Big Pine Key glimpse the future TOM TRACY “We lost everything practically Florida Catholic correspondent speaking: the church, office, par- ish hall, food bank and the rectory BIG PINE KEY | Rowena Gar- house. The only thing we still have cia-Frank first moved to the Flor- is the religious education class- ida Keys with her husband in the room building which was built in 1990s, both working as environ- 2007 and we are using it now,” Fa- mental consultants and starting a ther Medina said. family as members of St. Peter the The flooding caused by Irma Fisherman Parish. Last year, when Hurricane Irma PLEASE SEE PETER, 11 Pictured is an artist’s rendering of plans for the new St. Peter the Fisherman Church. (COURTESY) landed a powerful blow to the Big Pine and Marathon areas, the par- ish became a kind of ground zero for one of 2017’s most powerful At- lantic hurricanes. Irma had peak winds of 185 mph and Category CANCER, HEART ATTACK 4 strength when it landed in the Florida Keys. & STROKE COVERAGE The area was littered with storm-related wreckage of varying degrees, setting off a chain reac- You may qualify for this tion of impediments to housing and rebuilding, especially for the incredible insurance in which many local employees and retirees who call this region home. you will receive a check to help Virtually all the parish staff and parishioners were impacted by cover expenses not covered Irma at some level. Many members of the parish community have not by Medicare or regular returned to the area, especially the seasonal visitors who rented prop- insurance. This insurance is erties during the winter. “Some people left because their payable to you 30 days after house was too far gone, which is really sad, and some went to live you are diagnosed with any of in Key West because there was no housing to buy in Big Pine,” said these life threatening situations. Garcia-Frank, who is a member of the parish finance council lending advice on the parish rebuilding project. “Getting contractors down here Call for More Information Now at: was fairly difficult. Some of our winter residents didn’t come down Call for last year or they are delaying the 954-915-9689 timeframe they are coming down. It really took a toll on our parish.” new In September, parish leaders and others met with a Miami ar- rates! chitectural firm to get a first look at the proposed rebuilding plans for Offered By: a new parish campus that would replace all but one of the old build- ings at the parish.