Windsor’s Parade You Found What Why Archives are Attendance Estimated in in the Basement? Important the Tens of Th ousands Special collection items (and required by Canon Law) Page 10 PagesPages 2 & 11 Page 3 NEWSLETTERN E W S L E T T E R OOFF TTHEH E DIOCESE OF LONDON Fall 2009 • Number 133 Elgin, Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford and Perth Counties www.rcec.london.on.ca Arc hives Archives Play a Vital Role in Our Diocese

Among all areas and divisions within purpose for maintaining the diocesan Closer to home, the Archives of the Diocese of London is a formidable the central administration of the archives is to centralize, organize, Diocese of London have proven to task, yet it is handled with skill and diocese, perhaps the least visible and preserve, protect and make available be an invaluable and indispensable enthusiasm by our Assistant Archivist, least known are the Archives of the the records and materials which resource in recent diocesan Debra Majer. Her passion for and Diocese of London. Yet, their low pertain to the origin, history, spirit endeavours. devotion to this labour has made our profi le belies their importance in the and development of the diocese. diocesan archives an asset not only for work of the chancery and in the overall Th e publication of the fi rst history of researchers but also for the leadership, eff orts of the diocese to maintain Archival materials created from the diocese, Gather Up the Fragments, parishes and people of the diocese. continuity with our past as we face the within the Diocese of London provide published to mark the one hundred challenges of the future. knowledge of the Church’s heritage and fi ft ieth anniversary of the diocese, Th us, while their profi le may be and furnish an incentive to continue would not have been possible without low, the Archives of the Diocese of In some ways, the diocesan archives the good work of the people of God the vital assistance of the archives in London, nevertheless, off er a service are the heart of the diocesan Curia. in the local Church. In addition, the providing primary source materials to our diocese that is unique and Indeed, one of the synonyms for diocesan archives are a continuation of for the authors and researchers. irreplaceable. Like a gigantic family “archive” is “chancery.” Th e archives the history of southwestern Ontario. Th e enormous initiative of parish photo album, the archives reveal where are the depository of the documents Th us, they contribute in a singular reorganization also benefi tted from we have come from and the people and records of the government of way to the distinct historical fabric the services of the diocesan archives. who have been a part of our story. the diocese as it carries out its work of the Church in Ontario and even to With parishes and churches closing, Th ey provide a bridge from the past to of assisting the bishop in his task of an understanding of the Church in the archives ensured the preservation the present and into the future. shepherding that portion of the people Canada. and protection of records, artifacts and of God entrusted to his care. Th e liturgical items from the communities aff ected.

Th e management Canada Post Corporation/Société canadienne des postes of the huge and Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, c.s.b. Postage paid Port payé Publications mail Poste-lettres growing collection in Bishop of London the Archives of the 10198 London NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON FALL 2009 2 >> Not Quite! with the SchoolSchool of Christ. Mr. come back home from spending PensPensaa was a pupil iin one of the more than 30 years in Peru. ByBD Debrab MjMajer, AAssistant i fifirst rst classescclasses of tthehe sschool then Archivist for the Diocese to bbee an announcer during his The Holy Rosary World War II Scrapbook of London teen years. Monsignor West In the summer of 2007, as Th omasom Flannery was the force “You are a what?” records were being identifi ed behibehindn this very successful It is never easy trying to and collected from the former miministry,ni which aired on radio explain what I do for the Our Lady of the Rosary church, for tthe fi rst time on December diocese. Many people are Windsor, or more formally know 3, 19391 and in 1954 made surprised that the Diocese as Holy Rosary, a scrapbook was its way to television, airing of London has enough found aft er laying forgotten for ununtil 1963. Students from the historic records to require a nearly 65 years. vault, let alone enough that I LoLondon elementary separate need additional storage space.ce. scschools were selected to Records of 344 men and women What I have come to realize ttake part as pupils of the who had enlisted in the war in the last fi ve years is that thehe pprogram or members of the eff ort for the Second World majority of people have neverer vavvariousr choirs. Th e radio and War were typed on the back been introduced to the necessityssity tettelevisionl broadcasts, which of cards from the Ford Motor whwwhere intended to teach the of preserving the Diocese off aspectsaspeccts Company. Entries consisted trtruerue Catholic faith to Catholics London’s history. At times, a off the h AArchives’hi ’ of personal, family, novel and anand non-Catholics, were signifi cant part of my role has collection would not military information along with picpicked-up by stations across been to educate those around have been organized. a photograph. Some included OnOntario and parts of the United me, within the diocese as well Steering students specifi c battle information, StaStates. as those not affi liated with the through various especially if they fought during Dieppe or took part in D-Day. Church, towards the nature of arrangement and Fr. Paul F. Mooney has also For those who lost their life our Catholic history and how it description as well taktaken part by sharing stories during service, a white cross has shaped and complimented as conservation aboutabo his time in Peru and the marks the entry. On occasion, the overall history of projects has allowed missionarymi work which he was the actual obituary from the southwestern Ontario. for additional involvedinv with from 1961-67. records and local paper was included. Much of the work in BeingBei one of the fi rst priests artifacts to be Th e men and women maintaining the archives is to fromfro the diocese to be sent to the processed which in turnurn immortalized in the locate, organize, centralize, Oral MissionMi in Monsefu, Fr. Mooney builds and enriches thehe archives’ scrapbook were all members preserve, protect and make HistoryHistory would forge ahead to establish catalogue. of the Holy Rosary parish available materials which pertain Initiative a Mission in Zana. Fr. Mooney’s community. It has been stated to the history, and development Th ere never seems to be a dull As a continuing commitment in personal account of his time in that many of the names are of the diocese. Historical records moment in my job. If I am not capturing the complete history South America is completely still very much a part of created from within the diocese’s in the vault trying to put some of the diocese, an oral history invaluable as much of the records the Windsor community. A geographical area provide us order to the documentary chaos, initiative has taken shape by way which exist in the archives mystery still surrounds what with knowledge of the Church’s then I’m on the road eager to of gathering eyewitness accounts on the Peruvian missions are person or church group was heritage and how it has impacted locate the next great historic about past events, programs and administrative and do not responsible for the collection the history of southwestern fi nd that continues to support ministries within our diocese. capture the true essence of the of personal information Ontario. As one can imagine, the our rich diocesan history-both Collecting personal interviews priests’ personal experiences. and photographs. Such an collection attracts researchers the triumphs and tragedies. are intended to fi ll in gaps Th is chapter in the diocese’s initiative would have taken from many diff erent disciplines It has been a gift to develop where the written record is not history would offi cially end in much coordination and who are mostly interested in the archives and have the present and to gainn a broader 1992 when the last of our time tto complete. What researching from the bishops’ opportunity to discover many understanding of events from a priests wouldd papers, sacramental registers, treasures while rummaging more personal perspective.rspective. an ininvaluable treasure priest biographies and parish hahass bbeen left for the through dark, damp church/ Th e fi rst of these fi les. Th e collection also attracts diocdiocese and especially rectory basements and attics. oral histories was teachers and students who have the Windsor area. But overall, the true gift is the an interview with a curiosity on the nature of attention and support which Claude Pensa, Th e Windsor Star Catholic archives. has been bestowed upon the counsel to the didigitized all 344 safeguarding of our diocesan Without the continued support major Southwesternrn enentries, which can past, a past so worthy of of summer students and Ontario law fi rm, bbe viewed on their preserving! volunteers from Western’s Harrison Pensa, wwebsite. Library Sciences program, many and his involvementnt mmoreor on page 11 Catholic Diocese of London’s Archives The Catholic Women’smen’s Religious HospHospitallars Location: Diocesan Chancery League of Canada,a, King’sKing’s University College of St. Joseph Archives & Offices, London London Diocese Council Archives Location: 2009: Hotel-Dieu Collections in Access: By appointment only Location: Not yet determined Location: Cardinal Carter Grace Hospital, Windsor Southwestern Phone: 519-433-0658 x242 Phone: Bev Weiler at Library, London 2010: Regional Archives, 519-876-5075 Access: By appointment only Amherstview, Ontario. Ontario Phone: 519-433-3491 x4505 Access: By appointment only >> (circulation desk) Phone: 519-973-4409 FALL 2009 NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON 3 What are Diocesan Archives?

By Rev. Paul Baillergeon, Chancellor through that story understand from where it came, of the diocesan administration with the parishes and discover some part of what it was, and preserve ministerial leadership. Since the earliest days, the Christian community has continuity in the present with what had gone before. preserved documentation signifi cant to its life and Th e maintenance of such an archive is not simply an ministry. Letters from apostolic writers were carefully Th e Catholic Church continues to maintain archives option or luxury for the diocese. It is mandated by copied and treasured by the small Churches in places at many levels. Every entity within the Catholic family, the universal law of the Church; it is, in other words, like Corinth, Antioch and Ephesus. Later, the eyewitness whether the Holy See itself or a religious community or required. It is to be overseen by the Chancellor of accounts of the martyrdoms of the early Christians institution such as a university or hospital preserves and the diocese, whose primary canonical task is the were collected as a source of encouragement for those collects the documents that detail its development and preservation of the acts of the diocesan curia. But given undergoing persecution. And then the deliberations activities through the years. the scale of this work, its complexity and the special and decrees of local synods and the fi rst councils of expertise it requires, a trained archivist, in the person of the Church were assembled and archived for future Th e Archives of the Diocese of London contains Debra Majer, has been engaged full-time to manage and reference by the leaders and teachers of the faith. And thousands of documents, registers, photographs and catalogue this vast collection of material and to assure its so it has been through all the centuries of the Church’s other assorted artifacts that have been collected since careful preservation. history. Th e documents and artifacts of one area were the establishment of the diocese in 1856. Th ere are even preserved as a touchstone for future generations. items that predate the founding of the diocese — items Th e Archives of the Diocese of London are a unique Th ese were not only or simply a link with the past that relate to the early settlements in this region and the source of reference for those engaged in serious but a tangible record of the lived experience of the fi rst eff orts to build the Church in this part of Ontario. historical research; they are also an invaluable asset to those working in the diocese today; and, not least of all, community. Th rough such archives, the Church could Th e archives also contain documentation in regard to know its story — the story of men and women, of they are a treasure trove of information for the parishes every parish and church ever established in the diocese. and people of the diocese. leaders and saints, of events and experiences — and Th ere are also records for every priest who has ever served in the diocese, as well as for the various religious communities who have worked in our local Church over the course of the last century and a half. Th e diocesan archives holds not only items from the long ago past; it also houses the current documentation of the government of the diocese — the reams of fi nancial records, the acts of the tribunals and the correspondence

the sixth annual The Newsletter of the Diocese of London, established in 1980, BISHOP’S DINNER is published quarterly in March, for windsor /essex June, September and December with more than 13,000 copies distributed to Roman Catholics throughout nine counties in Most Reverend Ronald P. Fabbro Southwestern Ontario: Elgin, is happy to announce that Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Mr. and Mrs. Mario and Maria Collavino Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford and of Windsor, Ontario, have agreed to Co-Chair Perth. the 6TH Annual Bishop’s Dinner to be held on October 29th, 2009 ISSN: 0831-9715 at the Ciociaro Club of Windsor. Publications Mail Agreement #: 41699033 Th e Annual Bishop’s Dinner in Windsor Editor: Mark Adkinson refl ects the eff orts and vision of a dedicated group of community leaders. Th e proceeds from this event 1070 Waterloo Street, London, ON N6A 3Y2 support the ongoing mission of St. Peter’s Seminary as it 519-433-0658 x227 Fax: 519-433-0011 prepares the next generation of Church leaders to serve [email protected] as priests, deacons and lay ministers. www.rcec.london.on.ca

Th e Diocese of London is blessed to have this national Subscriptions seminary committed to meeting the needs of the local Individual: $10/year churches of Windsor-Essex and the broader needs of ministerial formation in the Canadian Church. Bulk (one address): 5-99 copies: $2/year/each; Th e Bishop’s Dinner has become a huge annual success 100-300 copies: $1.50/year/each; 300+: $1.25/year/each in Windsor-Essex and its average attendance has exceeded 1,000 people. Advertising For advertising sizes, rates and deadlines, For ticket or sponsorship information please call visit www.rcec.london.on.ca 519-258-2525 or 519-432-1824. NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON FALL 2009 4 Henry Edward Dormer

By Dan Brock, local historian and Cardinal Carter Library also the Norman invasion of 1066, former teacher, who co-authored proudly houses fi ve boxes of which, against formidable odds, Gather up the Fragments: A Dormer material, as well as successfully maintained its History of the Diocese of London. artifacts, including his service Catholic faith during and and ceremonial swords. aft er the Reformation. Among the ecclesiastical artifacts, sacramental records, Why this interest, particularly Shortly aft er arriving church histories and bishops’ by the Diocese, in a young in London, late in papers carefully preserved layman who was in the Forest February 1866, to join within the Diocese of London’s City for but a few months? In his brother offi cers in archives are papers and other part it is because he is one of the 60th Regiment of records pertaining to Henry only two former residents of the Foot quartered on what Edward Dormer. An ensign in London Diocese whose cause for is now Victoria Park, he truly extreme the British Army, he died in canonization has been formally began to live out his faith. He commemoration of his levels London, Canada, at the age of promoted since the 1920s. became renown for his charity. death, October 2, 1966, which of fasting and penance, 21, aft er little more than seven Most of his income and many was attended by Governor- compelling his confessor to urge months garrison duty in that Dormer was born in England of his possessions he gave to General Georges Vanier and his moderation. city. Across the street, King’s in 1844 to an aristocratic pious causes. He became the wife. Th e white marble tablet University College’s G. Emmett Catholic family, dating prior to life and soul of the St. Vincent erected to Dormer’s memory By early summer, he had decided de Paul Society and worked in the old St. Peter’s church was to leave the army and study for tirelessly in an eff ort to help to relocated, restored and given a the Dominican priesthood, but retire the parish debt. He visited place of honour, in 1976, in the stayed on a few months longer sick soldiers and consoled those present Cathedral. addicted to alcohol. owing to the threat of a Fenian invasion. By late September, Over the years pamphlets and however, his body was so wasted Added to his remarkable articles and three books have by mortifi cation and penance charity was his extraordinary been written about Dormer. that he contracted typhoid fever sanctity. When possible, he David Belne and Peter J. Adams while visiting a elderly woman attended Mass twice a day and launched their DVD, “Th e Saint and died on October 2, 1866. General Contracting, Roofi ng and Sheet Metal, accompanied the priests in Is Dead,” earlier in 2009. In 1922 great reverence as they took the the Knights of Columbus Fourth Masonry, Woodworking and Interior Restoration Word soon spread among Blessed Sacrament to the sick. Degree Dormer Assembly was Catholics and non-Catholics In his fi nal months, he spent chartered. hours, both day and night, alike that “Th e saint is dead!” Roof Tile Management is proud to have worked prostrated before the Blessed Now, with the announcement A special brick vault was with the Diocese of London on a Sacrament, either in St. Peter’s of a proposed secondary school constructed at St. Peter’s church, on the front lawn of the in the northwestern part of wide range of projects: Cemetery for his interment. present Cathedral, or the chapel London, some have campaigned His remains were disinterred of Sacred Heart Convent where that the London District St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, London and removed to the southwest Catholic Central High School is Catholic School Board name the corner of the cemetery in St. Justin, London now located. In order to become new school in honour of Henry anticipation of the centenary closer to God, he undertook Edward Dormer. St. Mary, London St. Patrick, London St. Clement, McGregor Holy Name of Mary, St. Mary’s St. Joseph, Chatham DONOHUE St. John the Evangelist, Woodslee FUNERAL HOME Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel Proudly serving the Catholic community since 1930 St. Anne, Tecumseh Our knowlegeable funeral directors will assist in all areas St. Patrick, Kinkora of bereavement, be it burial, cremation, pre-need or at need services. St. John the Baptist, Amherstburg and many others John and Patrick Donohue, Doug Manners, Margaret Bloomfi eld and Lindsay Allan Contact Us: 360 Gibraltar Drive 362 Waterloo Street (at King) 519-434-2708 Mississauga, ON L5T 2P5 London, Ontario www.donohuefuneralhome.ca 905-672-9992 [email protected] October 15-17, 2009

The fi rst annual Festival of Faith will take place in London, building on the theme Celebrate the Living Word.

Families, lay leaders, priests, teachers, seminarians, students and university faculty from across the Diocese of London will gather over three days at several locations for inspiring presentations, musical performances and workshops, all demonstrating how the Word of God can become an important source of daily guidance and encouragement.

Please read the next three pages for additional information and registration details, or visit www.spicf.ca

Schedule of Events

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 730 900 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. f) a.m. A BIBLE THAT IS FALLING 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION APART USUALLY BELONGS TO REFLECTIONS ON THE TWELFTH St. Peter’s Seminary, Auditorium SOMEONE WHO ISN’T. ORDINARY SYNOD 2008 – THE WORD For Priests, Deacons, Lay Ministers, Sr. Jocelyn Monette OF GOD IN THE LIFE AND THE Seminarians, and Lay Students. p.m. THEOLOGY OF THE BODY MISSION OF THE CHURCH Teresa Hartnett Most Reverend Luc Bouchard 7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. King’s University College, Elizabeth A. “Bessie” BECOMING A GOOD PERSON – GOD’S g) CHILDRENS’ CATECHISM – Brian and Labatt Hall WORD ON THE MATTER: THE BIBLE Joanna Simpson

AND MORALITY 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – LUNCH (inclusive FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Most Reverend Ronald Fabbro, C.S.B. St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica with registration fee) 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CREATION: THE SCRIPTURES AND Open to the public – free. 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. SCIENCE 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. FOLLOWING THE BEAST OR THE Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. SCRIPTURE AND MUSIC HYMN LAMB: DEMYSTIFYING OF THE BOOK Catholic Education Centre, 5200 Wellington Rd. S. FESTIVAL OF REVELATION Invited session for teachers, high school students, St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica Fr. Murray Watson youth ministers & priests connected to high Open to the public – free. schools. 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. REPEAT OF MORNING WORKSHOPS 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 and CHILDREN’S SESSIONS, WITH THE CREATION IN SCRIPTURE: POPE JOHN FAMILY DAY ADDITION OF TERESA HARTNETT, PAUL II’s REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, Public Event. All events take place at Brescia THEOLOGY OF THE BODY: WHAT IS SEXUALITY AND THE HUMAN PERSON. University College, Auditorium, Mother St. GOD’S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES? WHAT IS GOD’S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES? James Memorial Building. Teresa Hartnett Must Register by October 1. 3:00 p.m. Catholic Education Centre CLOSING LITURGY OF THE WORD Invited session for teachers, high school students, 8:30 a.m. WITH LECTIO DIVINA youth ministers & priests connected to high MASS Most Reverend Ronald Fabbro, C.S.B. and Most schools. Celebrant: Most Reverend Anthony Daniels Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J.

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. SATISFYING THE HUNGER WITHIN FEEDING ON GOD’S WORD: A OUR HEARTS THROUGH SCRIPTURE CATHOLIC UNDERSTANDING OF Fr. Tom Rosica, C.S.B. SCRIPTURE Catholic Education Centre Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J.

Invited session for teachers, high school students, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. youth ministers & priests connected to high WORKSHOPS and CHILDRENS’ schools. SESSIONS

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. a) HOW ARE THE SACRAMENTS OF ASTRONOMY, GOD, AND THE SEARCH INITIATION (BAPTISM, FOR ELEGANCE CONFIRMATION, EUCHARIST) Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. ROOTED IN THE GOOD NEWS? Brescia University College, Auditorium, Mother Catherine Ecker St. James Memorial Building Open to university students and faculty – free. b) HOW ARE CHRISTIANS TO NAVIGATE THE WATERS OF POPULAR 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. CULTURE? DISCERNING THE TOUCHING THE TEXT OF THE WORD: BLESSINGS, CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE SYNOD ON LESSONS THE WORD FOR THOSE WHO PREACH Nadia Delicata THE WORD Fr. Tom Rosica, C.S.B. c) HOW CAN I PRAY WITH SCRIPTURE St. Peter’s Seminary, Auditorium WHEN I DON’T EVEN KNOW For Priests, Deacons, Lay Ministers, SCRIPTURE? Seminarians, and Lay Students – Must register Sr. Kathleen Lichti, C.S.J. for this event by October 1. d) THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS – HOW DO 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. THEY AFFECT OUR READING OF THE THIS SCRIPTURE IS FULFILLED TODAY BIBLE? IN YOUR HEARING: SOME Dr. Eileen Schuller, O.S.U.

CHALLENGES TO PREACHING IN THE e) HOW CAN I READ THE BIBLE WITH YEAR OF LUKE MY CHILDREN WITHOUT CONFUSING Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J./Sr. THEM? Audrey Gerwing, N.D.S. Panel of Speakers St. Peter’s Seminary, Auditorium For Priests, Deacons, Lay Ministers, Seminarians, and Lay Students – Must register for this event by October 1. Presenters

Catherine Ecker

Most Rev. Luc Bouchard contributor to Celebrate! Catholic Liturgy experience in facilitation of groups, leading Rev. Tom Rosica, c.s.b. and Ministry Today. group retreats and is a certifi ed Spiritual Refl ections on the Twelft h Ordinary Synod Director (Companion). Kathleen considers Touching the Text of the Word: Implications 2008 – Th e Word of God in the Life and the Most Rev. Ronald Fabbro, c.s.b. it a privilege to journey with groups or of the Synod on the Word for Th ose Who Mission of the Church individuals in helping them to appreciate Preach the Word Becoming a Good Person – God’s Word on the power of the presence of God within Touching the Text of the Word: Implications the Matter: Th e Bible and Morality Br. Guy Consolmagno, s.j. them. of the Synod on the Word for Th ose Who Creation: Th e Scriptures and Science/ Sr. Audrey Gerwing, n.d.s. Preach the Word. Astronomy, God, and the Search for Sr. Jocelyn Monette Fr. Th omas Rosica, C.S.B. holds advanced Elegance Th e Hebrew Scriptures and How Th ey A Bible Th at is Falling Apart Usually degrees in Th eology and Sacred Scripture Inform Our Christianity / Catholicism Br.Guy earned undergraduate and masters’ Belongs to Someone Who Isn’t. from Toronto, Rome, and Jerusalem and has lectured on Sacred Scripture at universities degrees from MIT, and a Ph. D. in Planetary Sr. Audrey Gerwing, a sister of Sion, has Sr. Jocelyn Monette, a sister of Sion, lived in Canada from 1990 to the present. He Science from the University of Arizona, a M.R.E. and M.Div. from St. Michael’s in Rome for three years and in Jerusalem is currently the Chief Executive Offi cer was a researcher at Harvard and MIT, College in Toronto and has been on for six years. She is now in Toronto and has of the Salt + Light Catholic Television served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), numerous study and work related trips been the Executive Director of the Catholic Network. He is also a member of the and taught university physics at Lafayette to Israel. Th e former Executive Director Biblical Association of Canada since 1985. College before entering the Jesuits in 1989. of Sojourn House, a shelter for refugee General Council of the Congregation of At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, claimants, Sr. Audrey has also taught high Most Rev. Terrence Priests of St. Basil (Basilian Fathers). In his research explores connections between school Th eology and Philosophy and served October 2008, Father Rosica served as meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution as a co-chaplain at Bishop Allen Academy in Prendergast, s.j. the Vatican English language Media and Communications Liaison to the Synod of of small solar system bodies, observing Toronto with the Toronto Catholic District Feeding on God’s Word: A Catholic Bishops on Th e Word of God in the Life and Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican’s 1.8 School Board. Understanding of Scripture meter telescope in Arizona, and curating Mission of the Church. In February 2009, the Vatican meteorite collection. Along Teresa Hartnett “Th is Scripture is Fulfi lled Today in Your Pope Benedict appointed Father Rosica as with more than 100 scientifi c publications, Hearing”: Some Challenges to Preaching in consultor to the Pontifi cal Council of Social he is the author of a number of books. Dr. Th eology of the Body Creation in Scripture: the Year of Luke Communications. Pope John Paul II’s Refl ections on Love, Consolmagno has served on the governing A native of Montreal, Archbishop Sexuality and the Human Person. What is boards of the Meteoritical Society; is Prendergast was ordained a priest in 1972. Dr. Eileen Schuller, o.s.u. the past president of the International God’s Plan for Our Lives? He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Th e Dead Sea Scrolls -- How Do Th ey Aff ect Astronomical Union, Commission 16 Teresa holds degrees from McMaster (in Fordham University, Master of Divinity and Our Reading of the Bible? (Planets and Satellites) and secretary of Phys. Ed / Kinesiology) and Brock (B.Ed.) Doctor of Th eology degrees from Toronto Division III (Planetary Systems Sciences); Universities and is pursuing a Masters in School of Th eology and a Licentiate in Eileen Schuller, a member of the and presently serves as chair of the Division Religious Education through St. Augustine’s Th eology from Regis College. Ursulines of Chatham, is a professor in for Planetary Sciences of the American Seminary. She is also a certifi ed Family the Department of Religious Studies at Archbishop Prendergast taught in Halifax Astronomical Society. Th is year he holds the Wellness Instructor and an OECTA McMaster University where she off ers at Atlantic School of Th eology from 1975- Loyola Chair for visiting Jesuit scholars at Religious Education Specialist. Teresa courses on the Prophets, Psalms, Women 1981, then was Rector of Toronto’s Regis Fordham University. taught grades 6, 7 and 8 in the Hamilton in the Bible, Early Judaism and the Dead College from 1981-87 and Dean of Th eology Wentworth Catholic District School Board Sea Scrolls for both undergraduates and from 1991-1994. From 1992-1994, he served and completed the Principal Intern Program graduates. Her knowledge of the Dead Nadia Delicata as Executive Secretary of the Vatican’s before accepting her current position Sea Scrolls is internationally recognized, Apostolic Visitation of Canadian seminaries How are Christians to navigate the waters of as Director of Services in the Offi ce for especially in the two areas which are the (English sector). He was named Auxiliary popular culture? Discerning the blessings, Ministry, Family and Religious Education main focus of her research: prayers, psalms Bishop of Toronto on February 22, 1995, challenges and lessons. for the Diocese of Hamilton where she and hymnic texts and texts on women. In and was ordained at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Nadia Delicata is a doctoral candidate in oversees the implementation of several addition to her many academic publications, Toronto, on April 25, 1995. Th eology and Christian Ethics at Regis ministry-related initiatives and is a liaison to she has written a book on the Scrolls for College, Toronto School of Th eology. the six school boards in the Diocese, doing Appointed eleventh Archbishop of Halifax the general reader, Th e Dead Sea Scrolls: Her research area is Christianity and numerous presentations yearly to both on June 30th, 1998, he was installed in St. What Have We Learned? (Westminster/ contemporary culture, with a special staff and students and off ering a variety of Mary’s Cathedral Basilica on September John Knox Press, 2006). Over the years she interest in the work of media and cultural workshops and seminars. She is currently 14th that year. In January 2002, he became has contributed to various projects of Bible theorist Marshall McLuhan. She is a lecturer the Executive Director of Birthright Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of translation and to the Canadian Lectionary. at the University of Toronto and off ers Pregnancy Services in Hamilton, chairs a Yarmouth. He is the Canadian member She has also been involved in inter-faith seminars and workshops at various parishes number of committees and leads a number of Vox Clara, an advisory commission chaplaincy and dialogue. She currently in Toronto. Nadia is married and has a of initiatives in her home parish. to the Congregation for Divine Worship chairs the Canadian Christian-Jewish daughter. and Discipline of the Sacraments on the Consultation. Sr. Kathleen Lichti, c.s.j. English translation of the Roman Missal. Catherine Ecker In the Canadian Conference of Catholic Rev. Murray Watson How can I PRAY with Scripture when I Bishops, he has served on its Permanent How are the Sacraments of Initiation don’t even KNOW Scripture? Council, been a member of the Commission Following the Beast or the Lamb: De- (Baptism, Confi rmation, Eucharist) rooted mystifying the Book of Revelation Th is workshop will help participants for Relations with Associations of Clergy, in the Good News? appreciate the gift of prayer they already Consecrated Life and Laity, co-chair of Father Murray Watson is a priest of the Catherine has more than 25 years have, and how, by using Scripture, they can the national Anglican-Roman Catholic London diocese. Ordained in 1996, he of pastoral experience as a catechist deepen that prayer life. Dialogue, a director of the Catholic Offi ce teaches Scripture at St. Peter’s Seminary and preparing children, adults, and families for Life and the Family, and is now serving has lectured on the Bible in various parts Kathleen Lichti is a Sister of St. Joseph to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation. a third time on the Doctrinal Commission of Canada. Fr. Murray’s research focuses of London and is currently the Director She has worked at both the diocesan and (formerly the Th eology Commission). on the Jewish context of Jesus and the of Medaille Retreat House in London. parish level. Catherine has presented New Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Previously, she taught for many years at Archbishop Prendergast was named tenth at diocesan, provincial and national Jewish-Christian dialogue. Currently he is the high school level, and then in 1988, Bishop and ninth Archbishop of Ottawa by gatherings. Catherine, co-author of Novalis’ completing his PhD in Scripture at Trinity co-founded the Adult Spirituality Centre Pope Benedict XVI on May 14, 2007. He confi rmation programs: Alive in the Spirit College in Dublin, Ireland. in Windsor. She has extensive training and was installed on June 26, 2007. and Come Spirit of God!, is also a regular RegistrationPresenters

Catherine Ecker Participant Registration Form Parent / Guardian Consent Form and Liability Waiver Saturday, October 17, 2009 Additional forms are available at www.spicf.ca Participant’s Name: ______Birth Date: ______STEP 1: Complete the registration box below that Provincial Health Card Number: ______Expiry Date: ______applies (individual or family). Family Doctor: ______Phone: ______INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION: Please print. If you’re under 18 years of age, please Parent / Guardian’s Name: ______complete & submit Parent/Guardian Consent Form along with registration form. Home Address: ______Home Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______Name: ______I, ______grant permission for my child, ______Address: ______to participate in the Festival of Faith – October 17, 2009 at Brescia University College, London, Ontario. Th is event will take place under the guidance of St. Peter’s Institute for Catholic Formation. City: ______Postal Code: ______Event Description: Phone: ______Festival of Faith: 2009 – Celebrate the Living Word, Brescia University College, 1285 Western Road, London, ON N6G 1H2 Begins: 8:30 a.m. Ends: 4:00 p.m. For more info: www.spicf.ca

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Individual: Administrative Matters: Th roughout the Festival of Faith – Family Day experience, there will be opportunities for photographs to be taken that have the potential to be used in St. Peter’s Institute for Catholic Formation and / or Diocese of London publications and / or A B C D E F websites. Th ere may be reasons why some families do not want their child’s photograph displayed. Your approval will apply to photographs taken from the time they arrive until their departure from the Festival of Faith

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By Lori Perrie, Archivist for the Sisters they immediately began to fl oor. Th e archives has an of St. Joseph of London teach in the Catholic schools environmental control system and to visit the sick, the poor which maintains and monitors Th e Community of the Sisters and the imprisoned. Th ey soon temperature and relative of St. Joseph was originally established missions throughout humidity to archival standards founded in France in 1648 by the Diocese of London, in to protect the collection from Father Jean Pierre Médaille. western and northern Canada, deteriorating. Aft er the outbreak of the and in Peru. Th ey opened an French Revolution in 1789, orphanage at Mount Hope and Th e archives includes chronicles, convents and monasteries established St. Joseph’s Hospital correspondence, and published were suppressed, sisters were in 1888. Over the years, the works; multiple media such imprisoned, and some were Sisters have moved from their as cassettes, DVDs, and CDs; executed by guillotine. In fi rst tiny home on Kent Street to photographs; artifacts; and relics. 1807, the Community was re- Mount Hope, Mount St. Joseph A recorded history of the Sisters established in Lyons by Mother at the former Hellmuth Ladies’ themselves is kept along with St. John Fontbonne, who had College, Sacred Heart Convent, their various missions around been imprisoned during the and to Mount St. Joseph at the world. Th e collection also Revolution. Communities were the corner of Richmond and includes records of the Sisters’ soon formed in the United States Windermere in 1954. ministries, including St. Joseph’s (1836) and in Toronto, Canada Hospitals in London, Chatham, (1851). In 2007 the Sisters of St. Joseph and Sarnia, as well as Mount of London, Ontario moved St. Joseph and Fontbonne Hall Th e fi rst Sisters of St. Joseph to to their new residence at 485 Orphanages. arrive in London, Ontario came Windermere Road, where the from Toronto on December 11, Archives program fl ourishes Th e archivist for the Sisters of 1868. Aft er settling in London, in it’s new home on the fourth St. Joseph of London oversees the collection, accessions new the Sisters through the use of Archival material is used to items and improves upon the newsletters and exhibits, and create presentations for use arrangement and description conduct research on behalf of during the celebration of of the current collection. I the Sisters as well as researchers anniversaries and events. also celebrate the history of seeking out information.

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Windsor’s May Day Parade 1949-1964 Pilgrimages & Customized Tours March 19-28: The Holy Land By Louise and Jack Boyde 40,000. Shaded candles were carried by 5,000 marchers and lit up Jackson Park like a giant Easter Vigil. May 7-16: The Shroud of Turin & Northern “Perhaps the most visible demonstration of the spiritual Italy Shrines with Fr. Graham Keep solidarity and social standing of the diocesan Church was Th e Parade was colourful: Knights of Columbus, altar boys, May 24-June 3: (Revised) Oberammergau the annual May Day parade in Windsor. Featuring numerous nuns in their habits, nurses in quiet blue, bands, fl oats, high Passion Play & Shrines of Northern fl oats dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and a continuous school students in their school uniforms, banners and fl ags by Europe with Fr. Chris Gillespie recitation of the rosary, the parade ended with Benediction of the hundreds. May 28-June 6: VE Day Celebrations & the Blessed Sacrament held for thousands of the faithful.” From Canadian Battlefi elds of N Europe “Gather up the Fragments”, a History of the Diocese of London, Nellie Marcon, whose birthday was May 1, thought it was Sept 17-26: Fatima/Santiago de p. 69. all for her. “I was a little girl watching the Parade with my Compostela/Lourdes with Fr. Jim Roche mother,” Nellie told Louise. “For a few years I thought they Oct 9-18: Medjugorje & Rome with In the beginning it was called “Mary’s Day Parade.” Th e were celebrating my birthday.” Fr. Chris Bourdeau reviewing stand was on the steps of St. Alphonsus church. Bishop Cody blessed the 6,000 marchers as they paraded from Essex County Catholics of a certain age all have memories of Aug: Fatima - World Youth Days - Lourdes City Hall to Jackson Park. Among the dignitaries that fi rst year the May Day Parade. & Barcelona with Fr. Graham Keep* were Dean Langlois, Mayor Arthur Reaume and Aug: World Youth Days & Fatima plus Father Mike Dalton, home from Gerry Malofey was a 10 year old boy at Immaculate Santiago with Fr. Steve Savel* World War II. Conception School. “A nun asked me to be on the fl oat, Mary’s Children around the World. I ran home to tell my Eucharistic Congress in Dublin & parents that I was going to be an Eskimo in the May Day Shrines of Ireland with Bishop Colli Parade.” & Fr. Graham Keep* *registrations being accepted Parish priests marched at the head of their people. A 2012 2011 2010 few pastors were on the shady side of 75 and couldn’t Pilgrimages open for registration and confi rmation walk the two miles. Th ey would slip in at Erie Street, George Cifa lead their parishioners past the reviewing stand, and Uniglobe Instant Travel slip out at Giles. 519-660-6966 x233 or 1-800-361-1334 Please note: the above are all ‘customized tours’ Monsignor Frank Brennan lost a leg to cancer in subject to participation numbers! April 1962. Th e feisty Brennan told me: “Th is year I’ll be on the reviewing stand for the May Day Parade.” And he was. Four years later the former Corpus Christi High School was named aft er Brennan. From the second year Annette Bezaire remembers on the parade how proud she was to was held in the march with her Corpus evening; the Christi schoolmates. “It was • STAINED GLASS • reviewing stand part of being Catholic.” Since 1979 had moved to Ouellette Bob Cayea marched with Heritage Quality Ave. and more Assumption, still an all Restoration & dignitaries boys high school. “We had Woodwork appeared, over 99% attendance,” he including said. “Th e few boys who • Father Bill skipped the parade were Memorial Dillon, pastor marked absent for that day.” Windows of Sacred Heart, Father Gilbert In 1964 Louise marched in • Pitre, pastor of St. Anne, Tecumseh and Paul Martin, Federal the May Day Parade for the one and only time when she was Protective Minister of Health and Welfare. Th e Martin de Porres choir in Grade 9 at St. Mary’s Academy. She wore her new green Storm from Detroit sang two Marian hymns, Bishop Cody blessed the and yellow plaid skirt, white blouse and a dark green blazer. Glazing marchers and gave the Procedamus in Pace, (Proceed in Peace) Academy girls also wore white gloves on special occasions. and the parade was underway. Spectacular Mary’s Day Parade • was Th e Windsor Star headline. Suzanne Lajeunesse, a senior at St. Mary’s, was a marshal and London’s Most Experienced got to wear a white blazer over her blue school uniform. Stained Glass Craftsmen By 1956, the Centennial of the Diocese of London, the May Day Parade had grown to 35,000 marchers. Another 10,000 Nine-year-old Chris Pastorius watched with her mother and lined the streets and thousands more fi lled the Jackson Park longed for the day she could be in the Parade with St. Mary’s 97 Wharncliffe Rd. S. grandstand to overfl owing long before the fi rst marchers began Academy. London, Ont. to arrive. His Eminence Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger, Archbishop 519-432-9624 of Montreal, was guest of honour. He spoke in French and More than 400,000 people marched in the May Day Parade English at Jackson Park and gave Benediction to more than over the years.Not one of them was rained on. www.sunrisestainedglass.com FALL 2009 NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESEIOCESE OFF LONDONLON D 11

WantWa to Learn What’s in the Archives? More? Bishops Papers Diocesan Directories/Publications The most Th e correspondence and administrative Diocesan directories, with lists of priests,, comprehensiveco papers of each bishop, from 1856 to 2002, are the churches they served in and other historyhis ever stored and catalogued in the Archives. Some statistical data, began to be published gatheredg about of the highlights are personal letters from our in 1950. Over the years, a number the Catholic faith fi rst Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald, of publications, dissertations in Southwestern to Bishop Walsh; a letter from President and theses have been written on Ontario, “Gather Roosevelt to Bishop Fallon; and private and bishops, churches and the history up the Fragments: personal letters from Prime Minister Pierre of the diocese. Th e most recent and A History of the Elliot Trudeau to Bishop Carter. complete historical publications is DioceseD of London,” the 150th anniversary diocesan history tellste the story of the Clergy Papers, Diaries and Biographies book. Th e oldest bound volume in the faithfa of the people Once a priest has died, his personal papers collection is a Missal dating back to 1696.6. of GodG who have and all documents related to his ministry promotedprom the mission are housed in the Archives. Biographical Sacramental Registers of JeJesus since the information is always provided for those Every attempt has been made to centralizealize foundingfoun of the diocese seeking information on a family member sacramental registers which are eighty in 181856. or relative who ministered for the diocese. years or older at the Archives. Th ese Liturgical NeverN before has a Biographical data for some clergy goes back registers are some of southwestern Items and Artifacts Generally, Archives house textual records. comprehensive history as far as the mid-eighteen hundreds. Ontario’s oldest public records because brought together However, in the case of preserving as of their consistent recording of these earlier published much of the diocese’s history, pre-Vatican baptisms,baptisms marriages and deaths. works, never-seen II liturgical items and vestments are part Th e oldestolde sacramental register, unpublished works, fromfrom AsAssumption in Windsor, of the collection as well as other objects original research in the dates to 1760, more than one that relates to the diocesan history. diocesan, parochial and hundred years before census Relics institutional archives taking wasw put into the Canadian as well as material from Relics are a distinct and unique part of a constitution.constitu other archives across Diocesan Archives. Over 135 relics have Ontario. Parish Files been identifi ed, catalogued and arranged. Each pparish/Catholic community Many relics are also accompanied with Relive history by has its own box containing certifi cates of authenticity. Th e oldest relic, reading the story from historicalhistori correspondence, Wood of the True Cross, is supported by when the fi rst mission adminadministrative fi les, decrees, offi cial documents and dates back to 1782. was established in 1748, until the large photos,photo histories and Maps publications.publi numbers of Catholics in A wide collection of maps from diff erent the area necessitated ScrapbooksScrap counties and municipalities within the the creation of the Diocese ManyMan scrapbooks have been diocese make up the map collection. Th is of London in 1856. acquiredacqu where a collection collection is unique because many maps are The creation of this 400- of newspapern clippings, listed with concession numbers as opposed page volume was the letterslette or photographs, to the more current name system. result of the hard work usuallyusu concerning a specifi c Blueprints of a number of people, diocesandio event, has been Th e blueprint collection includes churches, including well-known compiled.com Th e most popular church halls, renovations, additions and historian and writer, of all scrapbooks is the alterations of buildings throughout the Michael Power; local WWIIW scrapbook found Diocese. Some are more than a century old. London historian and in the basement of Holy retired teacher, Daniel RosaryRo church, Windsor. Microfi lms Brock; and a host of Th ere are nearly 1,000 microfi lm copies contributors working with PhotographsP of the dioceses sacramental registers. an editorial team from Th e photographic Microfi lming of the sacramental registers across the diocese. collectionc consists of serves two purposes: the fi rst is to have Ordering information photosp of bishops, priests, a secondary copy of all registers and the Contact Debra Majer, CatholicC agencies, second is to allow registers with aged Assitant Archivist for the Catholic events, churches, data to be used for family and/or local Diocese of London, at parishioners and the researcher without the original registers 519-433-0658 x242. Seminary. having to be handled.

SisterSistter AAdorersdorers ooffth thee PrPreciousecious SistersSisters of tthehe HHolyoly NaNamesmes of Sisters of St. Joseph of the St. Peter’s Seminary Archives Ursuline Religious of the Blood Archives Jesus and Mary Archives Diocese of London Archives Location: The A. P. Mahoney Diocese of London Archives Location: The Mother House, Location: Central Archives of Location: The Residence, Library, London Location: Villa Angela, Chatham London the Sisters of the Holy Names of London Access: By appointment only Access: By appointment only Access: Restricted Jesus & Mary, Longueuil, QC Access: By appointment only Phone: 519-432-1824 or Phone: 519-352-5225 Access: By appointment only Phone: 519-432-3781 x404 519-432-5726 x244 (circulation Phone: 450-651-8104 & reference queries) >>continued from P2 Catholic Archives & Collections in Southwestern Ontario NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON FALL 2009 12

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