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JOHN’S BURSE #2 1000 happiness. Unfortunately, not all THE FATHER HAROLD B. SMITH BURSE ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE BURSE 7670 FR. T. V. SOBISCH, C.R. BURSE JOSEPH SCHILL BURSE 7831 the options bring happiness or the RUPERT STRAUS BURSE JOAN AND BOB SCHMALZ FAMILY BURSE 5000 AMELIA REGINA STROEDER MEMORIAL BURSE BURSARY IN HONOUR OF TOM AND JEAN SCHMALZ 1625 hope of a better life. Further, many CHARLES STROH MEMORIAL BURSE HARRY AND KATHLEEN SEHL BURSE 2000 options are very individualistic, Fr. Charles FR. WALTER STRUB, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE FR. THEOBALD SPETZ, C.R. BURSE, DONATED BY THE ALFRED AND GLADYS STUMPF AND PHILIP BURSE K. OF C. COUNCIL 5135, WATERLOO, ONTARIO 7400 Fr. Jim Valk, CR, Editor expensive or fleeting. Those who Schoenbaechler, CR BURSE IN MEMORY OF JOHN J. SZMIGIELSKI HENRY STROEDER FAMILY BURSE 6000 have been guided by the wisdom of EVELYN MILES TURNER, JOHN F. MILES, C.R. AND REV. WILLIAM J. TURNER BURSE JACK AND LOREEN TUCKER BURSE 6170 died in Louisville, Kentucky on PADRE JAMES FRANCIS VALK, C.R. BURSE EUGENE WEBER BURSE 3000 Dr. Schweitzer (and by Jesus) have ARTHUR F. VALLIMONT MEMORIAL BURSE CELESTIN AND JANETTE WEILER BURSE 4000 April 17, 2013. He was in his 97th FELIX HENRY AND MARY CATHERINE VALLIMONT BURSE MR. & MRS. WM. WHEELER & FAMILY BURSE 1400 found that in the giving they have received. Their gift was HAROLD AND DELLA VOISIN AND FAMILY BURSE MATILDA WINTERMEYER BURSE 8000 year and 74th year of religious ROMAN AND MARY VOISIN BURSE GERARD, AUDREY AND CLAUDIA WUNDER BURSE 1000 to walk with and share with those in need. CARL VOLL, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE JEROME ANTHONY WUNDER BURSE 7235 life in the Congregation. Fr. MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR WALTER BURSE LOUIS AND MARY ZINGER BURSE 6000 FR. NORMAN WEAVER, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE JAMES L. AND ANNA MAE ZISTER BURSE 6000 Jesus says: “love one another AS I have loved you.” It is a love Charlie was born in Louisville THE ALBERT AND DOROTHY WEILER FAMILY BURSE FR. ANTHONY WEILER, C.R. AND FR. MICHAEL F. WEILER, C.R. BURSE that is faithful, generous and joyful – it is in the giving of in 1916. He professed first vows WILBUR JOHN WEILER BURSE Donations to assist Resurrectionists and their ministry would be greatly ourselves that we find the hope and the happiness that Jesus in the Congregation of the THE WILLIAM F. AND AMELIA WEILER AND FAMILY - GUELPH BURSE appreciated. If you would like to make a donation to the Retirement Fund to assist PETER AND LEONA WILHELM BURSE retired members or to a new or existing burse, please make your cheque payable to promises. Someone said that we don’t have to be angels to ALF AND CAROLINE WINTERMEYER BURSE Resurrection in 1935 and was ordained in London, Ontario Congregation of the Resurrection. JACOB AND ANNIE WUNDER AND FAMILY BURSE be , but angels often brought the good news of God in 1942. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the THE LOUIS ALBERT ZINGER AND MARY MAGDALEN ZINGER BURSE Donations in aid of Resurrectionists working in the missions (e.g. Brazil, Tanzania, JOSEPH AND SARAH ZUBER AND BENJAMIN, IDA AND MARY ZOLLNER BURSE Bolivia, etc.) will be gratefully received. Please make your cheque payable to to others. Are we not angels of God’s love and compassion Gregorian Institute in Toledo, Ohio and used his gift of music Resurrectionist Missions. Incomplete Burses $ when we show someone the face of God? to teach Gregorian Chant at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary, SIR AND LADY R.A.J. BAUER, K.H.S., L.H.S. BURSE Donations can be forwarded to:  IN MEMORY OF FATHER DAVID W. BAUER, C.S.B., O.C. 1400 Congregation of the Resurrection For inquiries, please contact us at Kentucky from 1943-1957. Fr. Charlie was involved in parish EDWARD S. BOEHMER AND GLADYS I. BOEHMER BURSE 4198 265 Westmount Road North 519-885-3030. The Dutch (who better) painter Rembrandt created a portrait Waterloo, ON N2L 3G7 ministry at St. Cecilia Parish, Louisville until 1966 and then CHARLES AND MARGARET BRUDER BURSE 5700 of Jesus with a halo not over his head, as is usual, but around GEORGE HENRY AND HELEN ANNE BRUDER MEMORIAL BURSE 1500 moved to , where he was Pastor at Stella Maris Parish CHRISTOPHER BURSE #2 1606 The Ontario-Kentucky Province of the Congregation his hands. Jesus has holy hands to touch, to bless, to share, FATHER MICHAEL CUNDARI BURSE #3 4886 now has its own website: www.resurrectionist.ca. for the next thirty years. At Holy Angels Academy in Louisville It contains items of interest and reflections on the Sunday Readings. to heal. We, too, are given these “tools” to build a better world. Let us continue, through our holy hands, to reach Fr. Charlie taught Latin from 1996-2008 and celebrated the Latin Mass at St. Martin of Tours Parish. At the age of 92, he CONGREGATION OF THE RESURRECTION out to those in need wherever we find them, or better still, finally retired in 2008. His funeral Mass was celebrated at St. 265 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G7 wherever they find us. In giving we discover not “who is my neighbour”, but rather, “who am I neighbour to?” Then, Martin of Tours Parish on April 22, 2013. those we serve can truly say: “I like myself better when I 1637368 am with you.”

Have a blessed and happy and restful summer. Helping the education of a Resurrectionist Fr. Raymond Hofmann, CR BUR SES On May 9, 2013, Fr. Raymond Hofmann, CR THE HILDA B. HAHN AND A. J. HAHN BURSE died in Louisville, Kentucky after a lengthy ou can share in our work by helping in the formation and the education of men preparing to become priests, and brothers in the Congregation of the JAMES AND ANNE HAMMAR BURSE Spiritual illness. He was in his 85th year and 56th year Y LLOYD ALPHONSE HELM MEMORIAL BURSE Resurrection, or of members who are furthering their formation and education. BENEFITS of priesthood. Fr. Ray professed first vows A gift of $10,000.00 or any part thereof may be made to establish a burse with a RITA HELM BURSE minimum amount being $1,000.00. A donation towards established burses, no THE HENNESSY FAMILY AND THOMAS BURNS BURSE in the Congregation of the Resurrection in matter how small, will be appreciated. These burses remain in perpetuity, and only FR. ROMAN HINSCHBERGER, C.R. BURSE THE KARL AND MARY F. HOFMANN BURSE 1949 and was ordained to the priesthood in the interest from them will be used for the education of candidates and members. THOMAS AND CHRISTENA HUGHES BURSE IN MEMORY OF RUTH AGNES HUNKELER BURSE London, Ontario in 1956. Fr. Ray spent the A list of both complete and incomplete burses is published in this edition of the IN MEMORY OF ALOIS J. HUNKELER BURSE first years after his ordination in Canada, at Bulletin. The amounts are correct at the time of printing. BURSE #1 Complete Burses IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BURSE #2 St. Joseph’s Parish in Hamilton and St. Mary’s IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY BURSE IN MEMORY OF THE Parish, Kitchener. He also served as Pastor of ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY BURSE ALBERT AND MARY REY FAMILY AND RELATIVES onors to Burses or the ALFRED JOHN ARNOLD BURSE KSAWERA AND STANLEY JAROSZ BURSE JESUS IS LORD BURSE Retirement Fund share in the St. Francis Parish, Kitchener, St. Louis Parish, Waterloo and St. Joseph’s Parish, GORDON AND MARY BAETZ BURSE #1 D GORDON AND MARY BAETZ BURSE #2 K.A.P.P. BURSE following Spiritual Benefits: Hamilton. A native of Kentucky, Fr. Ray spent many years of his ministry in BROTHER JOSEPH BARBER, C.R. BURSE FRANCIS J. KARLEY, BLANCHE KARLEY AND FAMILY BURSE FR. MICHAEL I. KIEFFER, C.R. BURSE and around Louisville. He served as Pastor of St. Cecilia’s, Resurrection, and LAWRENCE AND ANNA BATTE MEMORIAL BURSE 1. Daily prayers said in all the SIR & LADY R.A.J. BAUER, K.H.S., L.H.S. BURSE HUBERT AND MARY KIESWETTER BURSE Guardian Angels Parishes. IN MEMORY OF SIR E.J. BAUER, K.C.S.S. AND FAMILY BURSE IN MEMORY OF GRAHAM KLOEPFER houses of the Congregation of ARTHUR AND HELEN BENNINGER IN HONOUR OF ST. ANTHONY BETTY AND CLETUS KROETSCH AND FAMILY BURSE the Resurrection for living and BERMUDA MISSIONS BURSE JOHN AND MARCELLA KROETSCH BURSE BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH BURSE, BURFORD, ONTARIO BURSE IN MEMORY OF LEO AND BERTHA KROETSCH deceased benefactors. In 1999, Fr. Ray “retired” to Villa Pacis, the Resurrectionist residence in HERBERT WILLIAM AND MIRIAM BONNELL FAMILY BURSE ROBERT AND MARY KUNTZ AND FAMILY BURSE Louisville; however, he continued to be active, ministering at St. Martin of THE HELEN C. BORG BURSE ANGELA LANG BURSE 2. One Mass said each month in THE PAUL S. BORG MEMORIAL BURSE EDNA LANG MEMORIAL BURSE JOHN AND RACHEL LANG BURSE each house of the Congregation Tours and St. Francis of Rome Parishes as well as Cathedral of the Assumption FR. WILLIAM BORHO, C.R. BURSE THE JOSEPH AND MARY ANN BORHO MEMORIAL BURSE REINHOLD ANTHONY LANG MEMORIAL BURSE of the Resurrection for the living and St. Joseph’s Children’s Home. Fr. Ray will be remembered for his lively BURSE IN HONOUR OF GOOD ST. ANNE, A GIFT OF MR. & MRS. CLIFFORD ANNA LEMANSKI MEMORIAL BURSE BURSE IN MEMORY OF PERCY, ANNE AND JOHN LEONARD benefactors. sense of humour, his strong faith, and dedicated ministry. BRINGLESON AND FAMILY THE ALEX AND LEONA BROHMAN MEMORIAL BURSE BERNIE AND WANDA LOGEL AND FAMILY BURSE THE LEONARD JOSEPH AND MATILDA (BORHO) BRUDER AND FAMILIES BURSE MARGARET AND KATHLEEN R. LOGEL BURSE 3. One Mass said each month in each FR. VERN BRUNNING, C.R. BURSE SISTER M. AUDREY, JAMES LORENTZ AND FAMILY BURSE house of the Congregation of the BURSE IN MEMORY OF GALBRAITH AND FRANCES CAMERON REV. WILLIAM V. LUCEY BURSE CHRISTOPHER BURSE BURSE IN MEMORY OF MARGARET MARKS, #1 Resurrection for the deceased FR. MICHAEL A. CUNDARI, C.R. BURSE #1 BURSE IN MEMORY OF MARGARET MARKS, #2 benefactors. Jubilarians 2013 FR. MICHAEL A. CUNDARI, C.R. BURSE #2 LEO H. MARTIN BURSE THE CUNDARI-CAMPIGOTTO MEMORIAL BURSE IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FR. MIKE MARYHILL K OF C COUNCIL 6024 MEMORIAL BURSE 4. One Mass said annually in CATHERINE AND CASPER CWIEKALA BURSE TONY AND JEAN MATLOCK BURSE ROBERT DEHLER, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE FR. A. C. MAYER, C.R. BURSE November in each house of the FR. NORBERT DENTINGER, C.R. BURSE THE MCGLYNN FAMILY BURSE Congregation of the Resurrection FR. EDWARD J. DIETRICH, C.R. BURSE THOMAS AND MARY MC GUIRE BURSE #1 Fr. David Mowat, CR FR. FABIAN DIETRICH, C.R. BURSE THOMAS AND MARY MC GUIRE BURSE #2 for the deceased benefactors. LAWRENCE S. DIETRICH BURSE ANNABELLE AND MURRAY MCKAY BURSE celebrated fifty years of priesthood on March MR. & MRS. LOUIS F. DIETRICH AND FAMILY BURSE ARTHUR J. MEYER BURSE DOLORES AND RUDOLPH S. MEYER BURSE “If the faithful help even one 30, 2013. He grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, FR. JAMES DONOHUE, C.R. BURSE candidate for the priesthood, they BERT AND ANTONIA DORTMANS BURSE THE LINUS E. MEYER BURSE one of fourteen children. Fr. Dave achieved a MONSIGNOR EMMET DOYLE BURSE THE RAYMOND MEYER BURSE will fully share in all the future JOE AND ANNA ECHERT AND FAMILY BURSE MARY PARISI MILES AND SISTER MARIE MILES BURSE masses and in all the fruits of Masters degree in Mathematics from St. Louis FR. A. A. EICHELDINGER, C.R. BURSE HUBERT AND MILDRED MILLER BURSE University and a Ph.D in Mathematics from the FR. ANDREW ERNEWEIN, C.R. BURSE FR. JOHN MONTAG BURSE sanctity and apostolic works that BROTHER DAVID ERNST, C.R. BURSE VINCE AND PHONSINE MORRISON AND FAMILY BURSE #1 will be his.” Pius XII. University of Waterloo. He began his teaching MARIE AND FLOYD ERTEL BURSE VINCE AND PHONSINE MORRISON AND FAMILY BURSE #2 REV. CHARLES FEDY, C.R. BURSE ANNE C. MOSER BURSE career at St. Jerome’s College in 1963 and served GERALD AND AUDREY MOSER BURSE #1 Contributions to burses or to the THE CLIFFORD AND CLEMENTINE FEDY FAMILY BURSE as Assistant Registrar for two years and Registrar FR. PETER JOHN FEHRENBACH, C.R. BURSE GERALD AND AUDREY MOSER BURSE #2 retirement fund may be sent to: FR. GORDON FERGUSON, C.R. BURSE GERALD AND AUDREY MOSER AND FAMILY BURSE for one year. He taught Mathematics and later FR. ANTHONY FIRETTO, C.R. BURSE BISHOP BERNARD MURPHY, C.R. BURSE Congregation of the Resurrection computing services. During those years he served GENEVIEVE FLACH MEMORIAL BURSE THE REV. ANTHONY E. NICHTER BURSE Fr. David Mowat, CR IN MEMORY OF RICHARD JOSEPH FLEMING, JULIA MARIE FLEMING & FAMILY REV. JAMES O’CONNOR, C.R. BURSE Provincial Office, Treasurer in many capacities – as managing editor of the THE ALFRED AND EILEEN FORWELL BURSE THE JAMES P. O’REILLY MEMORIAL BURSE Resurrection College Ontario High School Bulletin, as part of a computer assisted learning project JOHN AND MARILYN FOSTER AND FAMILY BURSE FR. FRED OBERHOLZER, C.R. BURSE BURSE IN HONOUR OF THE IN MEMORY OF MRS. KATHERINE M. FRIESS CORSIE AND BEA PALANGIO AND FAMILY BURSE #1 265 Westmount Road North for university level Algebra and he helped to design an OHIP billing scheme FUNCKEN MEMORIAL BURSE IN HONOUR OF FATHERS EUGENE & LOUIS FUNCKEN, C.R. CORSIE AND BEA PALANGIO AND FAMILY BURSE #2 Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G7 K OF C, FATHER FUNCKEN COUNCIL, 1504, IN MEMORY OF FATHER LOUIS FUNCKEN, C.R. MICHAEL PALECZNY, K.S.G. FAMILY BURSE for the Emergency Associates of Kitchener-Waterloo. He also established a CHARLES GEHL FAMILY BURSE BURSE IN MEMORY OF DOMINIC, STELLA AND DONALD PALUBESKI Charitable receipts for income tax Computer Lab for Arts and Mathematics undergraduate students. He was FR. HUBERT B. GEHL, C.R. BURSE DENNIS AND LUCILLE PAPILLON BURSE TOM AND BETTY GERMANN AND FAMILY BURSE OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP BURSE purposes will be issued to all donors. Director of Computing Services at St. Jerome’s College for nine years. After over FR. CLAIR GIRODAT AND GIRODAT FAMILY BURSE BURSE IN MEMORY OF AMY PIGEON AND SISTER STANESIA twenty years in the classroom, Fr. Dave began pastoral ministry in Bermuda THE GIVERIN FAMILY BURSE PAUL PSUTKA BURSE MONSIGNOR WILLIAM GLEASON BURSE NORMAN AND GLADYS RAITER BURSE at the Cathedral of St. Theresa. He also served as Associate Pastor of St. Pius MR. ALFRED A. GOETZ BURSE JEROME ALBERT REINHART BURSE MRS. ALFRED A. GOETZ (APOLLONIA FEDY) BURSE FR. ALEXANDER REITZEL, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE X Parish in Brantford, Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Kitchener, and as chaplain FR. BENNO GRAF, C.R. BURSE THE CLAYTON AND CECILIA REITZEL FAMILY BURSE to the Carmelite Sisters in St. Agatha. Fr. Dave is in great demand because of FR. PETER GRAF, C.R. MEMORIAL BURSE REV. RAYMOND REITZEL, C. R. BURSE MARY ELLEN AND JOHN L. GRECOL BURSE RESURRECTION BURSE #1 his computer expertise, and devotes much of his time to helping members of THE CLAYTON GREYERBIEHL FAMILY BURSE IN HONOUR OF ST. JUDE RESURRECTION BURSE #2 Resurrection 2 LEO MARTIN GRIMM FAMILY BURSE STUART J. RETTINGER BURSE BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 Resurrection Manor, staff of the Provincial Office and Resurrection College BURSE IN MEMORY OF CHARLES AND Resurrection WILLIAM AND IRENE GROVER BURSE BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 with setting up computers, fixing computer problems, etc. THE LINUS HAEFELE BURSE LOUISE RITZ One of Fr. Dave’s primary Fr. Lech is very appreciative of the support and love that he has motivations in life is “to make received throughout his life and ministry. He gives thanks “to God RETREAT AND CHAPTER: All the Priests and Brothers of the the most of God’s gifts of grace for the graces given to me. To my family…who have given me love Ontario-Kentucky Province will be sharing a spiritual retreat – whatever they may be – in my and support. To the Polish Province for my religious formation and at Resurrection College from June 24-28. This will be followed day to day living. The grace of a education. To the O-K Province for inviting me to work in Canada by our Provincial Chapter meetings from July 1-5. The agenda vocation is indeed one of those and accepting me as a member of the Province.” for these days emphasizes our Community life and living and very precious gifts of God, and Youth gathering at a recent Wilfrid Laurier retreat. Hayden our ministry to and with you. It is a time of planning for the that gift calls for a response of The Congregation thanks Fr. Lech for his forty years of dedicated Starczala is the third student from the right. future by discerning how we can best use our gifts and charism generosity and perseverance to service and wishes him many more years of fulfilling ministry. Getting back to Hayden’s insight about to cooperate with God’s saving actions in our world today. As accomplish the enormity of God’s freeing him to serve, I our membership decreases because of age and illness we need will for us…” We congratulate Fr. would like to conclude by suggesting to hear the challenge of God to find new ways of using the gifts Dave and thank him for the many Brother David Ernst, CR that we take his words seriously and God has given us. gifts that he has shared with the On September 8, 2013, Brother see his presence as a special gift to the Congregation of the Resurrection A JUBILEE CELEBRATION will be held on June 28th to honour David Ernst, CR will celebrate the Church. He is a leader among his friends Fr. Dave in his office at St. over the past fifty years. Fathers Clair Girodat, David Mowat, Lech Wycichowski and Jerome’s, about 1963 50th anniversary of his profession of and has already helped others to realize Brother David Ernst. May God’s blessings continue to enrich perpetual vows in the Congregation that there is always something more to those they serve. of the Resurrection. A native of discover as we all attempt to live out our Walkerton, Ontario, Brother Dave . Let us join him in helping Fr. Lech Wycichowski, professed his first vows in 1958 in young people to make this critical CR WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Hamilton. On September 8, 1963 connection between the hunger they have On June 9, 2013, Fr. Lech Brother David Ernst, CR he professed perpetual vows. The to help others and the opportunity that Phil Tremblay, CR has retired (age 75) and is living Wycichowski, CR celebrated following year he volunteered to go consecrated life offers to free them to love with the Community at Resurrection Manor. the fortieth anniversary of his to the Resurrectionist Mission in Bolivia. He spent the next thirty and serve more deeply. Fr. Phil Reilly, CR has retired from his many years of teaching ordination to the priesthood. He years working in the Mission, in the parish of San Miguel, La Paz Fr. Toby Collins, CR For more information about the in Brantford. Fr. Phil will be the Associate Pastor at St. Louis was born and educated in Poland. and as a catechist with the Aymara campesinos. Resurrectionists, please email Fr. Toby Parish in Waterloo as of July 1st. In 1960, he began studying at the Collins, CR at: [email protected] or visit the vocation Fr. Lech Wycichowski, CR will be coming to Kitchener from Fr. Lech Wycichowski, CR Minor Diocesan Seminary in Brother Dave was asked to describe a highlight of his life and website at www.vocationculture.ca. Hamilton. He will be the Associate Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish Pelplin but had to return home ministry. He said that the one event that touched him most of all as of July 1st. because the Polish communist government closed the school. was the death in a plane crash of two of the priests from his Bolivian You are also welcome to visit the Ontario-Kentucky Province Fr. Lech was persistent in his determination to be a priest and house. Fr. Walter Strub, CR Fr. Chris Buda, CR is on medical leave and is in residence at website: www.resurrectionist.ca. in 1962 entered the Minor Seminary of the Resurrectionists in and Fr. James O’Connor, Resurrection Manor. Poznan. In 1963 he entered the and professed first vows CR had a great influence Fr. Sudie MacDonald, CR has been named the Administrator in 1964. On June 9, 1973, on Brother Dave. He said: of St. Louis Parish. Fr. Lech was ordained to “these two priests with DID YOU KNOW? whom we laughed, argued, Fr. Clair Girodat, CR is residing at Hilltop Manor, 42 Elliott the priesthood. prayed and broke bread Fr. Frank Reitzel, CR has written a beautiful article entitled: Street, Room 132, Cambridge, Ontario N1R 2J2. “SYMBOLS OF MASS DE-CONSTRUCTION.” To get a copy of After ordination, Fr. together, always inspired his article, you can email him at [email protected]. Fr. Gary Palangio, CR and Brother Harry Chisholm, CR are Lech’s first assignment me then and thereafter by in residence at the A.R. Goudie Eventide Home, 369 Frederick was to the Shrine of their total dedication to God A REFLECTION on each Sunday’s Scripture readings can be found Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 2P1. Our Lady of Sorrows in and everyone they served.” on the Resurrectionist website. Fathers Jim Donohue, Paul Voisin, Sulislawice, Poland. He Brother Dave arranging a meeting with Ernie Varosi, Jim Valk and Toby Collins offer some insights into served in several parishes Brother Dave left Bolivia in village leaders in Bolivia the themes of each week. Visit www.resurrectionist.ca. as Associate Pastor and 1998 and was appointed a : Did you know that four Bishops began their training and taught religion thirty member of the pastoral team of St. Anne’s Parish and Our Lady of received their early formation at Resurrection College (formerly Coming up in Future Editions: hours per week as well. He Guadalupe in Ruskin, Florida. There, his ministry was primarily St. Eugene’s College) in Waterloo – Bishops Gerard Bergie, Gary ministered as a catechist with the Mexican migrant farmers. Gordon, Peter Hundt, Daniel Miehm & Anthony with children and youth. Mancini? Cardinal Thomas Collins received his BA at St. Jerome’s • Outcomes of our Retreat and Provincial Chapter. In 1986, Fr. Lech left In 1999, Brother Dave moved to Resurrection Manor, Waterloo, and Poland and began pastoral has served the Congregation through his assistance to the retired College, Waterloo when it was operated by the Congregation of • Interviews with Pastors from our various Parish Fr. Lech blessing his father at his the Resurrection. Wonderful Blessings! ministry at St. Joseph’s First Mass religious of the manor. Brother Dave is generous with his time and Communities. Parish, Brantford. In tireless in his dedication to serving these men. The Congregation • Visitation of our General, Fr. Bernard Hylla, CR. 1991, he was appointed Associate Pastor at St. Stanislaus Parish, congratulates Brother Dave and Hamilton. Fr. Lech formally transferred to the Ontario-Kentucky thanks him for his dedicated and • Life at the Manor. Province of the Congregation of the Resurrection in 1994. He is selfless service. currently serving as Associate Pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish. On July 1st, Fr. Lech will move to Sacred Heart Parish in Kitchener 6 Resurrection Resurrection as Associate Pastor. BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 3 Greetings from the Tanzanian Secondary Schools. Vocation Update: Consecrated Life Fr. Clair Girodat, CR Mission That is a big joy for Frees Youth to Love More Deeply Fr. Andrzej Mądry, CR us. We feel God’s Fr. Toby Collins, CR Fr. Clair Girodat, CR was born blessing. in Waterloo, Ontario in 1936. I want to share with you some news from our Mission. When In a recent conversation with a new candidate for our community, He attended St. Jerome’s High we started our Resurrectionist Mission in Tanzania, East Africa In places where we Hayden Starczala, I asked why he was drawn to discerning a call to School and after studies at St. in 2002, we never thought that we would arrive at this point. We are working most the priesthood and consecrated life with the Resurrectionists. He Peter’s Seminary in London he only had a hope that God would help us. We are happy to already of the population began to respond by saying that he admired the lives of the CR’s was ordained to the priesthood have Tanzanians who have become members of our religious consists of poor, but he knows and that he likes the charism of the community. But on June 1, 1963. After his community. very welcoming, what caught me off guard was the next part of his response. He ordination, he began his people. Because Kindergarten class in Kahangala said that consecrated life “frees me to serve.” teaching career at St. Jerome’s Last year on September 15th, in Kahangala, three young men of this situation, High School. He also taught at professed their first religious vows of poverty, chastity and together with our pastoral – sacramental work, we are trying to How true that is. The years of formation we complete, the vows Fr. Clair at the ordination of St. John’s College, Brantford, St. obedience, after finishing a year-long novitiate. They are John, Fr. Joseph deViveiros, CR help the most needy. In both of our parishes we have kindergarten. we profess, the care offered for the well-being of our members Jerome’s College, Waterloo and Mosses and Michal. Our Superior General, Very Rev. Bernard Children who are 4-5 years old start their education. Many people and associates are all directed towards freeing us to love and serve St. Mary’s College, St. Mary, Kentucky. Besides being a teacher, Fr. Hylla, CR came for this special moment for us and for all CRs. cannot afford to pay for their own or their children’s education. in new and deeper ways. Clair was a popular coach. In 1970, he earned an M.A. in Philosophy During the Mass, families of our new members were present and We help them by paying for their school fees or buying them from the University of Detroit and later a Ph.D in Philosophy also many parishioners. Michel and Mosses are continuing their items needed for school. Every day the children receive one When I visit high schools throughout the Hamilton Diocese from the University of Toronto. After he left teaching, Fr. Clair formation in Kahangala. John started his study of philosophy at meal in our kindergartens. We have a special program to help I encounter youth who are very much on fire with a desire to served as Rector of the Toronto House of Theology and Novice the Salvatorian Institute in Morogoro. young people who are studying in the Secondary Schools. We help others. Year after year, students are reaching out to people Master for the Congregation are paying school fees for young and intelligent students who, from third world countries such as the Dominican Republic by of the Resurrection Now in Tanzania we are working in three places: because of various difficulties in their families, cannot pay for helping to build houses and schools. A little closer to home, (Ontario-Kentucky and • Butiama Parish, Musoma diocese. This was our first their schooling. food drives for the hungry and fund-raisers for cancer patients U.S.A. Provinces) for three mission in Tanzania, beginning in 2002. are also quite common initiatives that are led by students. If years. He also served as Butiama is a small town and has now become the Another project is in Kahangala, where we have a special library there is one common phrase that the students echo during these chaplain with the Waterloo headquarters of a new District. It has eleven for secondary school students. There they can come and study, transformative experiences it is the phrase “I got way more out of District School outposts. The parish priest is Fr. Maciej Braun, CR. do homework, etc. The library is equipped with a solar-generated this than I gave!” This discovery then gives way to a hunger and Board and did pastoral electricity system, books, handbooks, tables, chairs, etc. The library search for a more deeply felt experience of helping those in need. work at St. Aloysius Parish • Kahangala Parish, Mwanza Archdiocese. is very important for students who don’t have good conditions and St. Louis Parish. He was We started working here in 2008. Kahangala is a for studying in their houses. We are still upgrading this library. What I believe Hayden and these students are ultimately asking elected Assistant Provincial Fr. Clair enjoying a book about one village; most of the people are farmers. The parish Three months ago, in Butiama, we started a computer course is the question “How can I be more free to love and serve?” And Superior in 1990. Fr. Clair of his favourite people priest is Fr. Andrzej Madry, CR in a parish that has 24 in our Rita’s Hall, the parish hall (Rita’s Hall is named for Rita they often openly ponder what they need to let go of and/or also ministered as Chaplain outposts. Fr. Daniel Hinc, CR is helping him and Greyerbiehl, a generous benefactor from Waterloo, Ontario). There embrace to enjoy this kind of freedom. In John 10:10 Jesus tells for the Notre Dame Sisters learning the Swahili language. Fr. Daniel came to are about 60 students. We are also helping by buying medicines us that he “came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” at their Motherhouse in Waterdown for five years. Tanzania last August. There also are Bro. Mosses prescribed for the sick and we sometimes also transport them As Resurrectionists we see it as our responsibility to work with Kitikiro, CR and Bro. Michael Juma, CR. to the hospital. All of this can be achieved only because many the laity in providing this abundance of life. One of the ways In 2009, Fr. Clair retired to Resurrection Manor. He currently people pray for our mission and many are helping us. Thank you that we do this is to help them to be truly free to love more resides at Hilltop Manor Retirement Residence. • Morogoro. It is the place where the Salvatorian very much for everything you are doing for us, for our people. deeply and more radically. We realize that this is a process of College for Philosophy & Theology for more than Asanteni sana (in Swahili this means thank you!) transformation that takes on many different forms depending When asked what the highlights of his life were, Fr. Clair 20 different Religious Communities is located. Fr. on one’s vocation. But when young people are able to make the responded: “my ordination and religious life. I had the notion Andrzej Duda, CR is the Director of Formation for connection between their desire to love others more deeply and early in life that I wanted to be a priest and the occasion of my our Community and teaches in the College. the ability of consecrated life to free them to do so, their interest ordination was the fulfillment of my dream.” Fr. Clair also noted: Seminarian John Nyarufunjo, CR is a student in in joining a religious community of men or women increases. “the ministries I have been involved with were very life giving his first year. We also have a with us, Denis and affirming. I enjoyed parish life, teaching and coaching high Sylvanus, a first year student. One of the greatest challenges for the Church today when it school students as well.” comes to promoting consecrated life is helping youth to make Hopefully, two this connection. All too often the formation processes are seen We offer congratulations to Fr. Clair, and thank him for fifty other young men as restrictive when in fact they have become the “birth canal” for years of dedicated service as a member of the Congregation of are going to start lives that are now brilliant examples of what it means to be truly the Resurrection. their formation Brother Mosses free to love. When the intentions behind the vows of poverty, program with and Brother chastity, and obedience are understood for today, and lived out us this year. We Michael with fidelity, consecrated life becomes a beautiful and joy-filled are continuing life for those who discover this to to receive be their vocation. And just like requests from any other vocation, one must First Vows of John Nyarufunjo, with (from candidates who remain prayerful, informed, and want to become 4 left: Fr. Andrzej Duda, CR, Fr. Maciej proactive in finding the life and Resurrection Braun, CR, Fr. Bernard Hylla, CR (Superior Resurrection BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 Resurrectionists. Fr. Andrzej Mądry, CR baptizes a young joy that God is leading them 5 BULLETIN • SUMMER 2013 General), Fr. Andrzej Mądry, CR and Some of them are man in Kahangala Parish towards. Fr. Daniel Hinc, CR still studying in