“We Move Forward in Faith”

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 VOLUME 47, NUMBER 18

INSIDE: Page 9: Flood waters raise emotions Page 12: Student boxes for Bangladesh Page 14: Bringing Jesus to inmates Page 16: Honoring first responders “We move forward in faith”

The front doors of Our Lady of Refuge Church in Doylesburg bear the scars of a fire that destroyed the 158-year-old church on the morning of Sept. 11. A week after the fire, parishioners gathered for Mass in a pavilion across the street from the church. See page 8.

CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 3, 011

Faith and Life Church Will Get through ‘Difficult Moment,’ Archbishop Chaput Says at Installation By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, in- stalled Sept. 8 as the new archbishop of Philadelphia, encouraged Catholics to know they will get through the “difficult moment” the local church is experiencing. Although rain prevented an outdoor procession at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, it did not dampen the spirits of about 1,700 people, including 400 priests and 100 bishops, who attended the installation Mass. The Mass took place after days of rain and local flooding, and many in the congregation faced long detours just to arrive at the cathedral in the heart of the City of Brotherly Love. Outside the cathedral, the struggles the archdiocese has faced in recent months were very apparent. A block away, Catholic high school teachers were picketing during the second day of their strike; in front of the cathedral, while members of the Neocatechume- nal Way sang and played guitars and drums, a group of people protesting clergy abuse marched silently, holding aloft signs as a stinging reminder of the recent grand jury report that accused archdiocese officials of failing to prevent abuse of children. CNS/NANCY WIECHEC Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, right, celebrates the Eucharist with Cardinal Justin Rigali at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Inside the majestic cathedral though, Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Sept. 8. Archbishop Chaput was welcomed by auxiliary bishops, fellow clergy, women remembers of the congregation greeted ligious, laity, civic leaders and representatives of other religions during his Mass of installation. He is the 13th bishop and one another as if at a reunion, and they ninth archbishop of Philadelphia, succeeding Cardinal Rigali, who has retired at age 76. gave their new archbishop – who head- ed the Denver Archdiocese for the past is not defined by her failures. And you the Good Shepherd really will bring the He added that the pope “knows in his 14 years and before that, the Diocese and I are not defined by critics or those church in Philadelphia through this dif- wisdom that we will make a good fam- of Rapid City, S.D., for nine years – a who dislike us.” ficult moment in our history to security ily together.” warm welcome and long, sustained ap- He told the congregation that what and joy and a better future,” he said. “For any marriage to work,” he add- plause. the church does in coming months and Archbishop Chaput, who turns 67 ed, “two things need to happen. People The archbishop in turn expressed years to respond to challenges “will de- Sept. 26, was ordained as a Capuchin need to fall in love and together they his admiration for those in the Phila- fine who we really are.” Franciscan priest in 1970 and became need to be fruitful. That’s what we need delphia Archdiocese, thanking them He also promised them that “no bishop of Rapid City at the age of 43. to dedicate ourselves to today – to love bishop will try harder to help persons for embracing him with “such extraor- A member of the Prairie Band Po- one another and be fruitful together in who have been hurt by the sins of the towatami tribe, he is the second Native dinary kindness.” He also repeatedly the new evangelization.” acknowledged the difficulties they cur- past. And no bishop will work harder to American to be ordained a bishop in Archbishop Chaput made special rently face and must continue to cope strengthen and encourage my brother the United States and the first Native with, without going into any details. priests and to restore the hearts of our American archbishop. note of the day of his installation, the “The church in Philadelphia faces faithful.” A few times during his homily the feast of Mary’s birthday. He said Mary very serious challenges these days,” he He urged Philadelphia Catholics to archbishop likened his appointment to has been “a constant source of hope and said during his homily. keep in mind the image of Jesus as a the Philadelphia Archdiocese as “an protection” in his vocation and hoped “There’s no quick fix to problems good shepherd – symbolized in the arranged marriage,” which drew some that she would also comfort members that are so difficult and none of us here bishop’s crosier. laughs from the congregation, especial- of the archdiocese “in the midst of the today, except the Lord himself, is a mir- “All of us should keep that image in ly when he said the “Holy Father is the turmoil of the church in our time, spe- acle worker,” he said. “But the church our hearts in the months ahead because matchmaker.” cifically in Philadelphia.”

Rachel’s LARC Day of Dialogue Vineyard Retreat Hopes, Facts and Fears: For those Suffering from an Abortion Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict November 4-6, Canna Valley Inn October 4 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. bed and breakfast, etters, pA Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg If you are suffering from the pain and hurt of an abortion experience, we invite you to attend this healing weekend. If you are the Presentations by Rev. Dr. Bruce Chil- 9-9:30 a.m. followed by the introduction mother, father, grandparent, sibling or medical personnel involved ton on “History and Background of the of bishops, and includes Morning Prayer, with this experience, this weekend is for you. There is no judgment, Conflict” and “Witness of the Church presentations, small group discussion, only love, mercy, compassion and forgiveness as we journey together Today: Exploring the Theology that In- floor questions, lunch and Closing Prayer. to a place that begins with the darkness of choice and ends in the forms Peacemaking.” Rev. Dr. Chilton Cost is $25 for one registration, $22.50 healing arms of our Lord Jesus. All inquires are totally confidential. is Rector of the Church of St. John the each for two registrations and $20 each Register early, as there are three spaces open at this time. Call Evangelist and Bernard Iddings Bell for three or more registrations. Register Joy at 717-788-4959 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www. Professor of Religion at Bard College. by Oct. 17 by contacting Deacon Charles rachelsvineyard.org. The day begins with registration from Clark at 717-657-4804, ext. 265. September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 3

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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Catholic Church believes and teaches that parents are the primary educators of their children. In accord with that responsibility parents have a right to choose a school for their children that corresponds to their convictions. These teachings and beliefs are the foundational principles behind our support for school choice vouchers legislation currently being proposed by our legislature and Governor. All parents should be allowed to use their tax dollars to send their child to a school of their choice. The passage of the Opportunity Scholarship Grants program would allow parents to choose the best school for their child and relieve them of the burden of being forced to pay twice for this fundamental right. I ask you to take part in our online advocacy network, notifying your representatives of your support for school choice. You can learn more about this at www.PaCatholic.org. I strongly urge each and every Catholic in our Diocese to take action and support school choice by visiting, writing, calling and faxing your elected CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS representatives. You can also send an email to them via the Pennsylvania A $5,000 contribution from Metro Bank was recently given to the Diocese of Catholic Advocacy Network at www.PaCatholic.org. Harrisburg’s Neumann Scholarship Foundation, established to help defray the cost of Catholic school tuition to families in need. Christine Nagorzanski Advocates receive the latest news and information about school choice, as from Metro Bank presented the check to Father Edward J. Quinlan, Dioc- well as other issues that may be of interest to them, including health care, re- esan Secretary for Education. The scholarship assistance was made pos- spect for human life, and more. This grassroots network of those concerned sible through Metro Bank’s participation in Pennsylvania’s EITC (Educational with Catholic education will help us all to speak with one voice on behalf of Improvement Tax Credit) program, which allows businesses to claim a state Catholic school students before the governor, state legislature and beyond. tax credit for scholarship donations made to foundations and organizations. Everyone is also asked to sign up for INSIGHT the e-Newsletter of our Since the inception of the EITC program in 2001, more than 250,000 stu- Diocese. This can be done on the homepage of our Diocesan website, www. dents have benefited from scholarship assistance. Additionally, the business HbgDiocese.org. This will keep you updated on the happenings and news of community has contributed more than $460 million to ensure that Pennsyl- our local Church. vania’s children receive the education they deserve. For information on the Please take action today and circulate this request to everyone you can Neumann Scholarship Foundation, click on “Giving/Development” at www. within our community so that they may have the opportunity to subscribe to hbgdiocese.org. Find information on the EITC program by searching it at these important services. www.pacatholic.org.

Sincerely yours in Jesus, Conscience Rights Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden Bishop of Harrisburg Violated by Sweeping HHS Contraceptive Mandate Take Action at www.pacatholic.org by September 30 From the Pennsylvania drugs that are covered by this mandate Catholic Conference can work by interfering with implantation of a newly conceived human being. In implementing the 2010 Patient Also, the drug the FDA most recently ap- Protection and Affordable Care Act (the proved for EC, “Ella,” a close analogue new health care reform law), the U.S. to the abortion drug RU-486, has been • September 23 – Fishers of Men Dinner to support the Seminary Department of Health and Human Ser- shown in animal tests to cause abortion. Scholarship Fund, Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, 6 p.m. vices (HHS) recently issued a rule re- Thus, the mandate includes drugs that • September 23 - Celebrate Mass at Bishop McDevitt High quiring almost all private health plans may cause an abortion both before and School, Harrisburg, 9 a.m. to cover contraception and sterilization after implantation. • September 25 – Mass at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, as “preventive services” for women. ACtION: Send an e-mail message Columbia, 10:30 a.m.; Dedication of Xavier Center, St. Francis The mandate even forces individuals to HHS by visiting www.pacatholic.org. Xavier, Gettysburg, 3:30 p.m. and groups with religious or moral ob- With just a few clicks of the mouse, you • September 26 – Red Mass, St. Patrick Cathedral, Harris- jections to purchase and provide such burg, noon. can send a message to HHS asking them • September 27 – PCC Administrative Board Meeting, Car- coverage if they are to receive or pro- to respect religious liberty and to your dinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg vide health coverage at all. This poses an elected representatives in Congress, • September 29 – Diocesan Educational Conference Mass, unprecedented threat to individual and urging them to support the Respect for Trinity High School, Camp Hill, 10 a.m. institutional religious freedom. Rights of Conscience Act (H.R. 1179/S. • September 30 - Celebrate Mass at Lebanon Catholic The rule includes a religious exemp- School, 10:30 a.m. 1467) to ensure that such federal man- tion so extremely narrow that it protects dates do not violate Americans’ moral • October 1 – Investiture Mass and Dinner, Equestrian Order almost no one. It covers only a “religious and religious convictions. of the Holy Sepulchre, New York City, noon. employer” that has the “inculcation of re- • October 2 – Mass at Allenwood Prison, 8 a.m.; Diocesan His- ligious values” as its purpose, primarily meSSAGe tO HHS: “Pregnancy is panic Mass, St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg, 3 p.m. not a disease, and drugs and surgeries to • October 3-7 – Meeting of Bishops of Pennsylvania employs and serves persons who share its religious tenets, and is a church orga- prevent it are not basic health care that nization under two narrow provisions of the government should require all Amer- the tax code. A great many religious or- icans to purchase. Please remove steril- ganizations – including Catholic colleg- ization and prescription contraceptives Liturgical Musicians Symposium, es and universities, as well as hospitals from the list of ‘preventive services’ the and charitable institutions that serve the federal government is mandating in pri- “Holy Words” Session Rescheduled public – will be ineligible. Individuals vate health plans. It is especially impor- and religiously affiliated health insurers tant to exclude any drug that may cause The Liturgical Musicians Symposium originally scheduled for Sept. 10 will not qualify for the exemption. an early abortion, and to fully respect will now be held Oct. 1 at Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill from 9:30 The new rule would force insurance religious freedom as other federal laws a.m.-noon. The symposium will offer a session on singing the new transla- plans to cover “all Food and Drug Ad- do. The narrow religious exemption in tion of the Ordinary of the Mass. Contact the Office of the Bishop at 717- ministration approved contraceptive HHS’s new rule protects almost no one. 657-4804 for more information. methods, sterilization procedures, and I urge you to allow all organizations and The “Holy Words for Holy People” presentation originally scheduled for patient education and counseling for individuals to offer, sponsor and obtain Sept. 7 at St. Joseph Parish in York will now take place there on Sept. 29 at all women with reproductive capacity.” health coverage that does not violate 7 p.m. “Holy Words for Holy People” are sessions in parishes that introduce Never before has the federal govern- their moral and religious convictions.” the upcoming word changes at Mass. Find a schedule by clicking on the ment required private health plans to WHeN: Send your comments to HHS “New Roman Missal” icon at www.hbgdiocese.org. include such coverage. The FDA-ap- by the September 30 deadline. You can proved “emergency contraception” (EC) send your message at www.pacatholic.org. - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Local Church News Be Perfect in Practicing Faith, Bishop Tells Students

By Jen Reed dents via a live videoconference to encour- selves and most importantly about the Lord He spoke directly to students at Our Lady The Catholic Witness age them in their studies. Jesus,” he told elementary and high school of Lourdes Regional School in Coal Town- “Each time we start a new school year, students as he watched them on screen from ship, Trinity High School in Camp Hill, St. As a new academic year dawned, Bishop we’re given the opportunity to learn new the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg Joseph’s in York, Annunciation BVM in Joseph P. McFadden spoke to diocesan stu- things about the world around us, about our- Sept. 7. McSherrystown, Our Lady of the Angels in Columbia, St. Leo the Great in Rohrerstown, Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lewistown and St. Theresa in New Cumberland. All other schools were able to view the live stream. The bishop encouraged the students to study all their subjects diligently, and urged them to become perfect in one in particular. “There is one subject that I want each of you to become perfect in, and that subject is the practice of your faith,” he said. “That’s the subject that you’ll take in terms of religion, but most importantly in terms of your relationship to the Lord Jesus. “This subject gives meaning to all of the other subjects,” Bishop McFadden continued. “Religion is not merely another book that we read, and it’s not a matter of just taking tests. Our religion affects the way that we live, the people that we are to be, the way we are to help fashion the world as God in- tends it to be. Our religion really is teaching us how to be the sons and daughters of God that God desires us to be. It’s teaching us how we should live our life.” During the video conference, one student from each school asked a question of the bishop. Topics included ways in which the diocese is supporting school choice legislation, the bishop’s favorite part of the Mass, and whether or not it’s appropriate to pray “Our Lady of Victory” before a sporting event. CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS The videoconference was offered via Images of students from throughout the diocese fill the screen at the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg as Bishop Joseph the diocesan wide area network (WAN), a P. McFadden, right, interacts with them via a back-to-school videoconference. Christian Charity Sister Geralyn Schmidt, left, computer network that connects diocesan Wide Area Network Coordinator for the Diocese of Harrisburg, moderated the videoconference, during which Father Edward schools and offers distance learning and vid- J. Quinlan, center, Diocesan Secretary for Education, also spoke to students. eoconferencing capabilities. Loving Our Neighbors: Taking a Stand on Immigration Reform

By A.B. Hill ropean Catholics made their way to Amer- perhaps seeking to provide financial sup- husband, is deported or detained, “Children Special to The Witness ica to seek a better life for their families. port for their family members, many come of undocumented immigrants suffer terri- More recently, people from Vietnam, Ko- without documentation. Often, poverty, bly as a result of the enforcement of our The Catechism of the Catholic Church rea, Mexico and other Asian and South war and desperation in their home coun- currently broken immigration laws.” He instructs, “The more prosperous nations are American countries have come to America, tries drive them here. Today, some 8 to 10 cautioned lawmakers to consider carefully obliged, to the extent they are able, to wel- sometimes enduring great peril, to find million people live on the margins of so- the impact on families. come the foreigner in search of the security economic opportunity, escape violence, ciety for lack of proper immigration docu- The Church does not condone or encour- and the means of livelihood which he can- and find hope. Our grandparents and great mentation. age undocumented immigration. Further, not find in his country of origin” (CCC no. grandparents saw the Church in America as Immigration reform proposals are now we believe it is appropriate to have public 2241). a welcome center and aid station for immi- being considered in Pennsylvania; but not policies that give order to immigration, re- We have long been the most prosperous grants. all are hospitable to immigrants. Some “en- spect national sovereignty, and provide a nation in the world. For two centuries, the Today, our immigration system allows forcement-only” proposals could seriously pathway that protects and helps newcomers United States of America has been a pri- some foreign born family members of U.S. harm families and make a difficult situation to live, work and fully participate in their mary destination for migrants. The fam- citizens and permanent residents to obtain worse. new communities. But as Shea concluded, ily trees of 99% of Americans have roots legal residence in the U.S., but these laws Mark Shea, Esq., Administrator of the “We live in an imperfect and broken world, beyond our borders. Nowhere is this more are severely restrictive. Spouses, children Immigration Program at Catholic Social and when laws contradict the very heart of evident than in Catholic parishes across the and parents living abroad must often wait Services in Philadelphia, recently testified Christ’s message, we have a duty to advo- U.S. years, sometimes over a decade, for a visa at a House State Government Committee cate for change in those laws. The family is A century ago, millions of Italian, Irish, to become available and for families to be hearing. He said, “Pope John Paul II spoke the fundamental building block of society. Polish, Ukrainian, German, and other Eu- reunited. Frustrated with these delays or forcefully on the human rights and dignity We ask that protection of the family, char- of undocumented migrants. ‘The Church ity toward all regardless of immigration considers the problem of illegal migrants status, and factually-grounded concerns The Catholic Witness from the standpoint of Christ. Today the for public safety drive consideration of all OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG illegal migrant comes before us like that measures.” ‘stranger’ in whom Jesus asks to be recog- After all, our grandparents and great Most Rev. Joseph P. McFadden nized. To welcome him and to show him grandparents were afforded that opportu- Publisher solidarity is a duty of hospitality and fidel- nity. ity to Christian identity itself.’ (World Mi- (Hill is Communications Director of the Telephone Jennifer Reed gration Day 1996) Pennsylvania Catholic Conference – the 717-657-4804 ext. 201 Managing Editor “Undocumented migrants challenge our public affairs arm of Pennsylvania’s Cath- FAX duty to all our brothers and sisters: ‘You olic bishops and the Catholic dioceses of Staff 717-657-7673 shall treat the alien who resides with you Pennsylvania.) Email: [email protected] Chris Heisey Emily M. 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Faith and Life The Lord Be with You! And With Your Spirit! By Father Joshua Brommer Special to The Witness A page proof from the new edition of the Roman In the singular event that forever changed Missal is pictured at the U.S. Conference of the course and purpose of human history, the Catholic Bishops in Washington. It shows a change Archangel Gabriel greeted the Virgin Mary in the people’s response during the dismissal at with these words: “Ave gratia plena! Domi- Mass. After the priest says, “The Lord be with you,” nus tecum!” - “Hail, favored one! The Lord is the people now respond, “And with your spirit.” The with you!” (Luke 1:28) These words invited new Roman Missal will go into use in the United forth from the lips of the Blessed Mother a States Nov. 27. response that permitted God the Son to become incarnate in her pure and unblemished womb: “Fiat! May it be done to me accord- ing to your word” (Luke 1:38). With this assent to the will of God, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Four times this same greeting is spoken to us as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist: “Dominus vobiscum” - “The Lord be with you!” It greets us at the beginning of Mass as we are invited to be gathered together in worship of the Triune God. It is repeated at the introduction to the Gospel as we prepare ourselves to hear the voice of Christ speaking CNS/NANCY WIECHEC in our midst. It introduces the dialogue before the Eucharistic Prayer which calls down today. He does this by virtue of his sacred or- The Assembly calls the priest to be Christ for As we can see, these three instances of the the Holy Spirit to transform bread and wine dination. Unlike the proclamation of the first them and make present for them the fruits of ancient Liturgical dialogue build up to the into the Body and Blood, soul and divinity of or second reading, we can see clearly that Christ’s work: the sacrament of redeeming high point of the consecration through the Christ. And, finally, it is invoked at the end something is different in the proclamation of love. Eucharistic Prayer. The Church acknowl- of the Mass as we bow humbly to receive the the Gospel in the Liturgy. These are the clear Therefore, the response, “And with your edges a certain hierarchy regarding the way blessing of God that sends us forth into the signs: we stand for the Gospel; we use a spe- spirit,” is more than just a greeting. It is an in which Christ is present, confessing clearly world to “glorify the Lord with our lives.” cial book from which to proclaim the Gospel imploring statement of faith that both ac- that it is in the Most Blessed Sacrament of The Sacred Liturgy announces the Good on Sundays and other knowledges the the Altar in which Christ is present par ex- News that the Lord Jesus is still with us and important days; we unique role of the cellance. As we approach the Altar and enter at work among us in His Church! He prom- prepare to hear the priest-celebrant in Mass Changes into Holy Communion with the Lord, some- ised to remain with His disciples “always, Gospel by the singing the celebration of the until the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). of the Acclamation Seminar Available Sacred Liturgy and thing amazing happens. To quote Saint Au- Through the Sacred Liturgy, the same Lord “Alleluia” and hearing on DVD the abiding presence gustine, “When you receive worthily, you are Jesus remains with us, opening the Scrip- a brief biblical verse; of Christ who works what you receive.” The Lord, who is with us, tures for us and breaking the bread. We are joins us to himself! candles are carried The highly acclaimed “Holy Words in and through the not left alone! God the Son, the Incarnate to the ambo for the for Holy People” informational and priest. Since the third This leads us to the last use of the dialogue, Word, remains present with His people to specific event of the educational seminar being held in par- century, the Church just before the final blessing. In the conclud- guide, strengthen, and encourage through the Gospel; and, incense ishes in the Diocese of Harrisburg is has taken this pro- ing rites of the Mass, we are blessed and then ministry of the Church. The four times we is used to consecrate now available on DVD. The presenta- found dialogue upon sent forth into the world to be Christ’s pres- are greeted with “The Lord be with you,” is the whole activity of tion, done by Father Joshua Brommer, ence as the Church. Having been gathered Diocesan Liturgical Coordinator, in- its lips, praying the a constant reminder that Christ fulfills His the Gospel proclama- together by the Holy Spirit to hear the voice promise to the Church. tion. Christ is present troduces the upcoming word changes very substance of of Christ and to enter into Bodily commu- The Second Vatican Council highlighted uniquely in His Word at Mass to the Catholic in the pew. our enduring faith. the ways in which Christ is present in the as the Gospel is pro- All parts of the Mass are addressed With the new trans- nion with Him, we are then sent forth into celebration of the Church’s Liturgy (Sacro- in terms of what will be changing as lation of the Mass, our families, our neighborhoods, and our claimed: here the Lord well as the historical context and the sanctum Concilium, 7). When we hear this is with us. “And with your communities to “go and announce the Gos- spiritual richness of the words. The spirit,” becomes the pel of the Lord.” This dismissal bids us to greeting for the first time in the Sacred Litur- As real as the Gos- material answers the questions: What gy, Jesus’ words are made clear, “Where two pel proclamation is changing? Why is it changing? And, normative response carry Christ with us in such a way that the or three are gathered together in my name, makes Christ present How can I reap the most spiritual ben- to the greeting, “The Good News of His redeeming love is pres- there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew among us, what could efits from the changes? The DVD is Lord be with you.” ent in everything we say and do. The Lord is 18:20). Christ is present among us in the As- compare with the real available for order for $10 online at We respond with it with us! And, it is through our lives, having sembly of believers. This is not our work, but and substantial pres- www.hbgdiocese.org. four times. The ratio- encountered the abiding presence of Christ nale surrounding this God’s work through the power of the Holy ence of Christ who in the Church’s Liturgy, that He continues revised translation Spirit. The Holy Spirit binds together the As- takes on Flesh and to change history and give it purpose as He has everything to do with what we believe sembly, not in a loose collection of people, Blood under the sensible signs of bread and makes His dwelling among the human race. but into the very mystery that we know as wine? When the priest begins the Preface to the original Latin words, et cum spiritu tuo, (Father Brommer is the Diocesan Liturgi- the Church. This is a spiritual gathering that the Eucharistic Prayer, we are greeted again actually mean. Hearing, “The Lord be with cal Coordinator and Administrative Assis- is not always perceptible to us. Its outward with, “The Lord be with you!” This greet- you,” the Assembly implores the priest to act sign is the group assembled, coming together ing helps us to prepare to meet Christ with tant to the Bishop. Find more information on in one sacred space for one sacred purpose. joy as the Holy Spirit transforms the bread as Christ for them and for the good of the the changes to the Roman Missal, visit www. Christ makes Himself present among us in and wine we have offered into the Body and Church, “And with your spirit.” hbgdiocese.org/missal.) us, as Saint John wrote in his Gospel, “And Blood of Jesus Christ. The Lord becomes the Word became flesh and made his dwell- truly and substantially present to us when the ing among us” (John 1:14). And, as we read Church speaks the unparalleled words of the Pro-Life Mass and Rosary Procession again in the Book of Revelation, “Behold, Eucharistic Prayer. God’s dwelling is with the human race” (Rev- Yet, the Eucharistic Prayer is not imbued with Bishop Joseph P. McFadden elation 21:3). When the Church is gathered with the power to make the Lord present together in the name of Christ by the power merely by the assent of the Lord’s presence of the Holy Spirit, the Lord is with us. in the Assembly. The mystery of the Church October 8 Yet, this is just the beginning of the Holy is not a Body without its head. Therefore, in Harrisburg Spirit’s activity. We are gathered together for the beautiful ancient dialogue must be com- a sacred purpose. This purpose begins to un- pleted: “The Lord be with you” – “And with Mass at 8:15 a.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament fold in the next occurrence of the greeting, your spirit.” The Assembly, representing the Church, followed by a “The Lord be with you,” at the introduc- Body of Christ, calls forth the power of Sa- Rosary procession to tion to the Gospel. We read from Vatican II, cred Orders to be employed in the priest who the abortion clinic “[Christ] is present in His word, since it is stands at the head of the Assembly as alter Brunch at 11 He Himself who speaks when the holy scrip- Christus, another Christ. He acts, not as a a.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral, followed tures are read in the Church” (Sacrosanctum mere man, but in persona Christi capitis – in by the Rosary on the Concilium, 7). Something special happens the person of Christ the head. Through the Capitol steps when the Holy Gospels of Matthew, Mark, gift of Sacred Orders, the spirit of the priest RSVP for brunch by Luke, and John are read aloud in the midst has been ontologically configured to Jesus contacting Jean of the Assembly. In a unique way, a way that Christ. This is an irrevocable ordering of his Scicchitano at is different from when we privately read the 717-657-4804, soul that enables him to act as Christ in the ext. 294, or Gospels, Christ speaks to us. The voice of the Sacred Liturgy, offering the one sacrifice of jscicchitano@ deacon or priest allows the voice of Christ Calvary again in an unbloody manner. When hbgdiocese. to be spoken again in the here and now. We the Assembly responds, “And with your spir- org by Oct. 1. might even say that the deacon or priest in- it,” it is calling upon the priest to do that for carnates the eternal voice of Christ in our which he has been consecrated and set apart. - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Local Church News Resurrection Students Shine in Visit with Bishop McFadden By Emily M. Albert The Catholic Witness

Ideally we think of back to school as cool, crisp mornings, sunny warm afternoons as the last rays of summer linger and pleasantly chilly nights where sleeping with the windows open is a treat after the hot days of August. Sept. 6 proved to be a much different back to school visit from Bishop Joseph P. McFadden as he celebrated Mass for the students of Res- urrection School in Lancaster. Central Penn- EMILY M. ALBERT, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Above: Bishop Joseph P. McFadden places his zucchetto on first-grader Ah’Mir Williams during a visit to Resur- sylvania had just begun a six day straight fore- rection School in Lancaster. cast of rain, accumulating 2.17 inches. But the Middle: Bishop Joseph P. McFadden interacts with students at Resurrection School in Lancaster, after celebrating students didn’t seem bothered by any of this; a Mass for the school community on Sept. 6. their voices, singing beautiful hymns, echoed Bottom: Sixth-grader Mari Reyes raises her hand to speak to the bishop during his visit to her classroom. louder than the rain on the roof, their smiles as Bishop McFadden entered each classroom brightened the room from the dreary darkness outside. During his homily, Bishop McFad- den spoke to the students about prayer and their school work, and he remind- ed them that they should thank their parents for choosing Catholic education for them. After Mass, Bishop McFadden walked from room to room, sharing some words and answering questions with classes of K-8 students. The students told him about their summer ad- ventures and where they traveled, and the bishop told them of some of his own travels and experiences as well. Principal Brenda Weaver, in an in- terview with The Catholic Witness, talked about the 20th anniversary of Resurrection Catholic School. This is the first year in the history of Res- urrection that all the students are in one building. Previously, the primary grades were in a building on West Vine Street while the elementary grades were at East Orange Street. Parent volunteers and Lancaster Catholic High School students assisted with moving and preparing the East Orange Street school building over the summer months. She said they hope to “have a cohesiveness” now that they are together in one location. “The strength of Catho- lic education is all the kids working together: the big kids showing examples helping out, the younger kids looking up to them.” She spoke further about the faculty working closer together. They don’t need to go across town to work with one another. Resurrection also developed a Reading Buddies program, which helps the older students shine when they read to the younger students. The little ones will go visit the other classes or their buddies and share poems or songs they have memorized. For more information about Resurrection School, visit www.rcspa.org. September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS -

Faith and Life Trinity Band Show Remembers ‘That September Day’ By Jen Reed The Catholic Witness

The haunting strains of a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace” echoes across the field. A makeshift memorial with photographs and flowers stands at the foot of a cross. Onlookers wipe away tears and swell with pride at the melody of “God Bless the USA.” The scene is a stirring tribute to 9/11 presented by the Trinity High School marching band in their field show this season. Band member Megan Kelly was six years old on that fateful day ten years ago. Learning about the emotions people experienced as the reality unfolded on September 11, 2001, has given her a better perspective of a day she’s too young to recall. “Performing this show has taught me that there was such a wide range of emotions felt on that day,” she said. “We were so little that we didn’t really know what was going on. This show allows us to feel a little bit what people were experiencing.” JEN REED, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS The poignant field show opens with Trinity band members perform a musical selection as they present their field show, “That September Day,” to students at St. “Lullaby on Broadway” as New York Theresa School in New Cumberland. City awakes on a peaceful morning. Below: A replica of the World Trade Center Cross and a makeshift memorial underscore the 9/11 tribute that the Trinity High The lively “America” from “West Side School marching band performs this season. Story” illustrates the bustle of life as people go about their day. The music, brings out their feelings. People get the band’s presentation to his school’s students though, is interrupted by four loud emotional and cry when they see it,” added a different dimension to their com- chords that represent the plane crashes she said. memoration of the day. in New York City, Shanksville, Pa., Trinity Band Director BJ Meagher “We knew the students would be and at the Pentagon. Feelings of dis- said she was initially against the idea exposed to the events of 9/11 tress and anxiety are reflected in “O of performing a 9/11 tribute. around the anniversary, and Fortuna.” “It’s politically charged and I knew it was important for us as Emotions rise as a bagpiper steps we would have to draw a fine line,” she educators to present it forward to play “Amazing Grace.” One said. “But then I remembered watch- in an age-appropriate by one, band members solemnly hang ing Father Judge’s funeral. I remem- way,” he said. “We do have to talk about it pictures and flowers on the fence of a bered the line about him going on to and remember it, and makeshift memorial. The fence stands the other side to welcome firefighters. so much can be said at the foot of a replica of the well- I felt we could present a tribute rather known steel-beam cross pulled from and expressed through than focusing on evil and terrorism. music.” the wreckage of the World Trade Cen- Our focus is on faith.” ter. The music slows as a band member It’s fitting that 9/11 The show has also become an edu- would be a popu- reads a portion of the eulogy delivered cational piece for students, Mrs. Mea- lar theme during this at the funeral of Father Mychal Judge, gher remarked. As band members be- marching band sea- Chaplain of the Fire Department of gan rehearsals this summer, they were son. Trinity’s show New York and the first certified fa- moved to learn more about 9/11. News stands out with its reli- tality on 9/11. Rousing renditions of pieces on Father Judge and the steel- gious symbolism – the “God Bless the USA” and “Born in the beam cross captured their attention as cross, the hymn and the USA” signify the country’s unity and the anniversary neared. priest’s eulogy. pride as the show closes. The band also took its show on the “Our music portrays Band member Elizabeth Vinarski, road to several parochial schools to emotion instead of an who was four years old on 9/11, said share the significant history lesson event, so it touches the show has captured the attention of with elementary and middle school your soul and allows their audiences. students. you to feel what people “For the adults who come to see the Matthew Shore, principal of St. The- went through,” Megan show, they remember the day and it resa School in New Cumberland, said said.

Diocesan Hispanic Mass Misa Hispana Diocesana Bishop Joseph P. McFadden will be the celebrant and homilist at the 2011 Su Excelencia Reverendísimo Monseñor Joseph P. McFadden, será el cele- Diocesan Hispanic Mass, held on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM at brante principal y predicador en la Misa Hispana Diocesana del 2011, que será celebrada el domingo, 2 de octubre 2011, a las 3:00 PM en la Catedral de San Patri- Saint Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg. The event will highlight the joy and rich- cio (“Saint Patrick’s Cathedral”) en Harrisburg. El evento será una oportunidad ness that Latinos bring to the Catholic Faith throughout the diocese. Light de compartir la alegría y la riqueza que nosotros Latinos traemos a la fe. Todos refreshments will be offered immediately following the Mass in the Bishop están invitados a participar en una recepción inmediatamente después de la misa. Rhoades Hall. Come join us in this special celebration of joy, faith and cul- La recepción se celebrará en el Salón de la Catedral, situada en el sótano. Vengan a esta celebración especial de alegría, de fe y de cultura. Para obtener ture. For more information, check the Diocesan website at www.hbgdiocese. más información, consulte el portal digital diocesano al www.hbgdiocese. org or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/DioceseofHarrisburg. org ó en Facebook al www.Facebook.com/DioceseofHarrisburg. - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Local Church News Our Lady of Refuge Parishioners Turn to Faith, Memories in Wake of Church Fire By Jen Reed The Catholic Witness Bill and Mary Vocke are thinking a lot about Our Lady of Refuge Church in Doylesburg these days. Pleasant recollections of their wedding day and the baptisms of their sons come to the sur- face, the memories in stark opposition to what they now see when they look at their beloved church. Our Lady of Refuge Church in northern Franklin County was destroyed by fire in the predawn hours of Sept. 11. When the Fannett- Metal Fire Department arrived on the scene after receiving the call at 3:39 a.m., the church was engulfed in flames. At press time, the cause of the fire was indeterminate. Brick walls and charred ruins are all that remain of the 158-year-old church. Parishio- ners and fire company volunteers retrieved the Blessed Sacrament and sacramental records from the rubble. Mary Vocke was baptized and received her first Holy Communion at Our Lady of Refuge Church. She and her husband Bill, both 83, were married there in 1949. They raised their two sons there, and formed friendships with fellow parishioners. “Of course being my age, you also think about being buried there,” Mr. Vocke said. “It’s an important part of my life, and we’re really feeling this loss.” Mrs. Vocke has been a member of the parish since birth. She recalls a potbelly stove that heated the church in the winter, and a beautiful stained-glass window of St. Therese “the CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Little Flower” above the church entrance. Prayer beads with the message “Pray for Us” hang from police tape at the entrance to Our Lady of Refuge Church, which “We’ve spoken with other parishioners was destroyed by fire on the early morning of Sept. 11. since the fire, and everybody is very sad of course. Protestant friends have expressed their of our bishop and the diocese and the people sorrow too,” she said. “We rely on our faith to who can support us in terms of encourage- get through.” ment, and we take the next step forward.” For Mr. Vocke, who joined Our Lady of “We can’t change what happened, even Refuge when his family moved to the area in though we don’t yet know why it happened 1945, the fire marks the second time in five or how it happened. But we move forward in weeks that he’s suffered the loss of a church faith,” he said. near and dear to his heart. In early August, his A decision on whether the church will be re- native church of St. Peter in McKeesport, Pa., built will come from Bishop Joseph P. McFad- was razed. den after a full assessment and consultations. “St. Peter’s was the church of my baptism, The bishop, who was on a scholars’ study first Communion and confirmation, and now trip of Auschwitz, Poland, and Israel when the my new church, which has been my home for fire occurred, offered his heartfelt condolences about 65 years, has burned down,” he said. to parishioners. “I am deeply saddened by the fire that de- ‘We move Forward in Faith’ stroyed the Church of Our Lady of Refuge On Saturday evening Sept. 17, a week after in Doylesburg. I thank God that no one was the fire, parishioners gathered for Mass in the injured in the fire and I am grateful to the fire- enclosed pavilion across the street from the fighters for their efforts in fighting the fire that site of Our Lady of Refuge Church, which is unfortunately destroyed the church,” he said. a mission of Corpus Christi Parish in Cham- “I assure the parishioners of my prayers at this bersburg. difficult time and assure them of my pastoral Father James O’Brien, pastor of Corpus concern for their spiritual wellbeing. I look Christi, said churches in the Doylesburg area forward to visiting them as soon as I return to have offered hospitality and a place for Mass Harrisburg.” The charred interior of Our Lady of Refuge Church is seen through the frame that to be celebrated. held a stained-glass window. “It’s a tragedy,” he said of the fire, “but the Family ties as Doyle, a Catholic, received 530 acres of thy and son Michael are buried there, along key thing is that we have the faith to move The presence of the Catholic faith in land there. Father Dennis Cahill, a priest with his grandfather, who fought in the Civil ahead. We follow the guidance and direction Doylesburg dates back to 1737, when Thom- from Ireland, celebrated the area’s first Mass War, and his father, a World War I veteran. in the home of Thomas Timmons in 1790. Like the Vockes, Mr. Best also harbors In 1802, the Doyle Family built a log cha- fond memories of the church, especially pel beside the family graveyard. When the from his younger years there. family gave their land to the Catholic Church “I remember when they put the first fur- several years later, the log chapel became the nace in. We did have a stove before that, and first church for what would be known as Our I burned a pair of suit pants on it when I was Lady of Refuge. standing too close to it one Sunday morn- In the early 1850s, parishioners collected ing,” he recalled. “During Mass, you could money for a new church to be built, and see your breath. I fired up the furnace quite Bishop John Neumann of Philadelphia ap- often and had to go to the church about three pointed a priest from Hagerstown, Md., to or four in the morning to put more coal in dedicate the new brick church to St. Mary, Refuge of Sinners on Nov. 13, 1853. it.” Bishop Neumann, now St. John Neumann, He also remembers an era when parishio- resided in the Doyle farmhouse next to the ners sat in family pews. church on the occasions when he baptized “We were the third family back on the left infants, confirmed young adults and visited side,” Mr. Best said. “Going to Mass was a sick parishioners there. family affair, and a time to get together and The loss of the historical church “is like see everybody.” a death in the family,” said Harold Best, a It’s those community ties and strong faith native son of Our Lady of Refuge and a de- that will see the parishioners through these scendent of the Doyle family that founded difficult times in the days ahead. the town and built the log chapel. “Here, everyone knows everyone. In a Born in Doylesburg in 1928, he left the bigger town or city, you may not know the valley there in 1949 to take a job in Ship- person sitting beside you in church, but here An onlooker passes by the brick edifice of Our Lady of Refuge Church in Doyles- pensburg, but returned to his beloved native we’re like a family,” Mr. Vocke said. “I think burg, Franklin County, a day after fire destroyed the 158-year-old church. church as often as he could. His wife Doro- we’ll move forward.” September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS -

Local Church News A Flood of Emotions

EMILY M. ALBERT, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS A young girl ponders the rising waters as the Susquehanna River overflows its banks.

By Emily M. Albert say “as long as everyone is ok, your belongings can Though there was close to four feet of water in the The Catholic Witness be replaced, they are only things,” for me, it wasn’t basement and it looks like I will be seeing the days the thought of losing my television – though it was of a Laundromat once again since my washer and If you’re a Harrisburg resident and live especially something I moved – it was the thought of all my dyer have a mystery mud on them, at least I have close to the river, you know in the back of your mind photos being washed away, my hard drives contain- a home to go to. I’m working one room at a time there is always a chance of a flood. ing thousands if not close to millions of images I to get things put away, since in the frantic of emer- When I moved into my first floor apartment on the have worked so hard at creating, the memories that gency moving you don’t think to label boxes, but I 2300 block of Green Street just about a year ago, I could be lost. You feel silly packing up hats and have help, and I know this will make me a stronger heard people ask, “Is that a flood zone?” I thought, gloves and other items that people would tell you to person. well it’s easily three blocks from the river, no way leave behind because you could always buy new, but When I was finally able to drive back into my do I have to worry about flooding. what if they were the only items you had left from a neighborhood, I explored for a little, finding fish in I heard those words over and over and over again beloved family member, what if they still somehow the streets, watching as people pulled mud-soaked in my mind Sept. 8, as I and my family and close held the scent of the person you miss so deeply? items from their basements. Driving down the street friends frantically tried to get my important person- I was lucky. I moved out everything I could, and you can’t help but to be mesmerized by the height al belongings out of a predicted 30-feet crest zone in the end the river crested at 25 feet, much lower of damaged belongings sitting curbside. But for us of the Susquehanna River. If the prediction was cor- than anticipated. But everyday I look through the in the 2300 block of Green, we have our homes, we rect, I would have at least three feet of water in my Patriot News and see condemned homes, everything have things to clean up and things to throw out but apartment. inside them lost. I have friends on facebook who I heard over and over again from neighbors how I was lucky to have time, to have a warning, to have no place to go home to. So when I begin to blessed they felt to have a home to come back to. have people to help; so many people throughout our complain of the frustration of packing up and mov- Please send your prayers to the people who were mid-state region didn’t have time. Creeks crested at ing out and then back in to the same apartment in not as fortunate, they are spread all throughout our all time highs creating flash flooding, and though we the same week, I try remembering I was blessed. region.

CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS The powerful current of the Yellow Breeches Creek, a tributary of the Susque- The Susquehanna River rises over the resting place of John Harris, the first set- hanna River, rushes past the power station. tler of Harrisburg, who built his log cabin there in 1719. 10 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Catholic Sports Report Never Be Hazy Sports Commentary Coming By Chris Heisey The Catholic Witness Along Never underestimate the power of a kind word. In 2003, the Bishop McDevitt A priest that I have a great deal of respect for told Field Hockey program began me a few months ago that I have a lot to say when competing on a varsity level in I write and I say it well. the Mid-Penn Conference. And Never has anybody preached words like that to though they have tough op- me and those words mattered a great deal. Writing ponents in the Capital Division for me is an excruciating labor – it’s almost torture such as perennial winners like though it’s not anything heinous like water board- Camp Hill and West Perry, the ing or awful like being nailed to a tree. Crusaders are more competitive Never have I given it much thought why I suffer every year. In a recent game so when writing. I always suspected that I just was against Camp Hill, the Crusad- a poor writer, instilled in me by a mean-spirited ers played the Lions close in teacher somewhere along the way. bouts of driving rain. They lost, Never did I realize fully why I struggle so until 5-0, mainly because the Lions recently when I received a letter in the mail. It was were very adroit at corners and an anonymous letter written by a person grieving turned every McDevitt mistake over this past summer’s hazing abuse with the into a goal. But there was no Trinity High football team. Pain and tears dripped lack of effort on the Crusaders’ from the page as it accused me of not having a clue part and skill wise mid-fielder and for making light of the behavior in my caption Maddie Eichman, co-captain, block in the last issue. can match tenacity, speed and Never do I want to know the details of that hot stick skill with the league’s bet- July night at camp. ter players. Never did I mean to hurt with my words that included reference to forgetting about summer’s heat as fall chills us out. I was merely speaking weather and I meant no harm or inference that the event could easily be forgotten. To the people who know me, weather is my unique and complete interest. So to the person who wrote anonymously with such emotion and pain, I am sorry. But my reference was to weather and how easy it is to for- get how hot it was after it’s cold. I love the heat of summer. Never have I fully realized how painful words can be even when they are not meant so. Naiveté is not my usual state and I now appreciate that what I wrote could be taken as insult. Never have I forgotten my two encounters with hazing. Both times I was a target; once when I was 14 and the other two years later. Never have I shared these incidents because the pain is real. Innocently taking a shower after bas- CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS ketball practice I was grabbed, thrown under hot water and urinated on by an upperclassman. Till this day, I take long showers because it seems like that is the only way to come clean. The most pain- Whole ful thing is remembering my friends laughing and not helping me. It makes you doubt friendship. Never also am I able to walk alone in a grove Package at of trees without feeling fear. Walking home from school on a cold winter’s day, I was attacked by McDevitt three football players in a wooded lot, who thought that I was the one who ratted out their friends on By Chris Heisey the basketball team who had been suspended for The Catholic Witness substance abuse. Never did I drink in high school or dabble in If you want to see a great athlete play drugs. So I must have been the nark. My ribs football this autumn, you should make a were kicked in and I was forced to eat snow till I trip to historic McDevitt Field before the choked. If I sit wrongly, my rib still hurts. I liter- place is no more next season when the ally crawled home from school that day. Crusaders will play at their new school Never have I shared these stories because in a few miles away in a more bucolic set- those days coming clean meant another round of ting. torture. The law, the school, the parents were not There at McDevitt Field this sea- going to fix or protect me. Times were different son, arguably one of the best defensive then and not in a good way. players to ever don the blue and gold is Never have I known why writing was such tor- Noah Spence – a senior defensive end ture. Until now. It’s because it can cause real pain who brings the whole package. Speed, to somebody already in pain. strength, agility all wrapped up in a Never does the pain go away completely. I have 6’4’’– 240lb frame that comes at oppos- learned to forgive some. Two weeks ago, as Hurri- ing quarterbacks and running backs like cane Irene started lashing my hometown of Palmy- a futuristic, speedy light rail train. ra, I had the joy of covering the Dedication Mass Against Cumberland Valley, a game for the new church. There I saw a mother of one of Noah Spence, the Crusaders lost on the final play field the culprits that had beaten me. I’d be lying to say left, and Tariq goal, 3-0, Spence had several sacks and that I did not want revenge – to ruin the occasion Spence caused a number of loss plays for the out of spite. No reason to do so, though. sandwich CV’s Eagles. Even though CV ran away from Never before had I felt the grace of Christ in quarterback, him the entire game, Spence was able to such a real way than in that new church in my Ben Fernback. track down runners from behind with his hometown that night. The shower I took when I great speed. got home felt very comforting and the walk the He’s waiting until season’s end to an- next day in the pouring rain had a sincerely heal- nounce his college plans, but whoever ing sense. The pain goes. signs this terrific football player is getting Never do I want my words to hurt. I am sorry a defensive player who can handle the to the writer of the letter that my words caused modern game – a game that requires the more. Yes, I do have something to say. But saying defensive end be able to rush the passer, it poorly though, can be torture, and I have a clue defend the flat against swing passes and about that pain. CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS stop the run outside the tackles. September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 11

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The names of the following deceased persons brother Charles O’Connor have been submitted by their parishes: Capuchin Franciscan Brother Charles bLOOmSbUrG – St. Columba: John J. O’Connor, who served at St. Joseph Parish McCarthy, Donna E. Pickard. in York, died Sept. 15 at Vincentian Home in CAmp HILL – Good Shepherd: Mary Dun- Pittsburgh. He was 69. Saint patrick Cathedral levey, Paul A. Mattus. Born in Philadelphia, he was received into the Capuchin Order on Aug. 21, 1961. He at- Holds Christmas Ornament Sale CHAmberSbUrG – Corpus Christi: Josephine DiGiacomantonio, Gertrude M. tended St. Fidelis College in Herman, Pa., and The Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg Murphy, Nicholas Peters. Carlow College, LaRoche College and Butler presents the first ornament in a series of limited edi- Community College in Pittsburgh. tions. The ornament is being designed by ChemArt in COAL tOWNSHIp – Our Lady of Hope: Brother Charles served at Capuchin Col- Lincoln, RI, exclusively for Saint Patrick Cathedral. It Emily A. Kunkel, Theresa M. Philips, Cheryl lege in Washington, D.C., the international Ca- is based on the Cathedral’s stained-glass window de- E. Rubendall. puchin headquarters in Rome, St. Mary Friary picting the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus, COLUmbIA – Holy Trinity:; St. Peter: Jane and St. Mary Church in Herman, St. Cecilia surrounded by the Wise Men. The ornament is 2 ¼ x 4 D. Mable. Church in Rochester, Pa., and in a variety of ½ in size with the depiction of the window framed in ministries in Annapolis, Md., Wheeling, W.Va., solid brass, finished in 24K gold. To further enhance eLIZAbetHtOWN – St. Peter: Armond the presentation, it will be packaged in a forest green Fieni, Sr. and Pittsburgh. In 1986, Brother Charles was assigned to pastoral ministry at St. Joseph Par- gift box embossed with the ornament’s design. eNOLA – Our Lady of Lourdes: Michael J. ish in York, where he remained for nine years. Ornaments are available now for pre-sale for $19.95. Birosak, Frances Giuliano. He then returned to Pittsburgh and later to St. They can be shipped to your home ($4 shipping and handling) or picked up at the Cathedral Parish Office GettYSbUrG – St. Francis Xavier: Doris Clare Friary in Clairton, Pa. He spent the last or the Cathedral Gift Shop upon arrival. Call 717-232- Lawver, Robert Roelker, Charles Wilkinson. several years at Vincentian Home. 2169 or email [email protected] to reserve an HANOVer – St. Joseph: Shirley Dillon, Jack The funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 19 at ornament. Ornaments may also be purchased at the Ca- Hall, Donald Hartlaub, Elsie Mummert, Alice Our Lady of the Angels Church in Pittsburgh. thedral Gift Shop after arrival in late September. Restak, Donald Rue, Joanne Stambaugh. Burial was in St. Augustine Cemtery. HArrISbUrG – Cathedral Parish of St. Sister marie St. William Dolan beginning experience plans retreats Patrick: Michael Murray Kadish; Holy Name of Jesus: Peter P. Kozyra; St. Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Marie St. for those Suffering the Loss of a Spouse Catherine Labouré: Timothy Colello. William, formerly Margaret Dolan, died in The Beginning Experience Team for the Harrisburg Diocese announces that they Camilla Hall in Immaculata, Pa., Aug. 23. She have booked Camp Hebron in Halifax, Pa, (717-896-3441 or 800-864-7747) for KULpmONt – Holy Angels: Doris was 80 years old. Commodari. weekends on Nov. 11-13 and April 27-29. Born in Chester, she entered the Congrega- Beginning Experience weekends are an approved Roman Catholic program de- LeWIStOWN – Sacred Heart of Jesus: tion of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate signed for those suffering the loss of a spouse through death, divorce or separation. Leonard Eby. Heart of Mary in 1949. She earned a Bachelor Hundreds of persons have been helped to move towards successful, productive, hap- LIttLeStOWN – St. Aloysius: George of Arts degree from Immaculata University. py lives by attending one of these weekends. Visit the diocesan Web site at www. Kress. Sister Marie St. William taught in elementa- hbgdiocese.org (click on “Family Ministries”) or www.beginningexperience.org. For ry and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of more information, or to talk to someone about attending, e-mail harrisburgbe@gmail. LYKeNS – Our Lady Help of Christians: Philadelphia and in the dioceses of Allentown com or call Larry Coleman at 717-512-2718 or Paula Smeigh at 717-492-1858. William “Hen” Nau. and Harrisburg. She also served in Lima, Peru. The weekend begins at 8 p.m. on Friday and ends by 4 p.m. on Sunday. The cost meCHANICSbUrG – St. Elizabeth Ann Her last assignment was at Bishop McDevitt is $199 to cover overnight lodging, meals and other related expenses. But, there is Seton: William A. Maugans. High School in Harrisburg, where taught home limited financial help for those who find this a burden. Some churches have provided partial assistance to persons in need. The weekend is led by persons who have lost mIDDLetOWN – Seven Sorrows BVM: economics from 1986-2001 and served as of- a spouse through death or divorce and are trained in facilitating a weekend. Each Joseph Brady, Beverly DiFrancesco. fice assistant from 2001-2005. She then retired Beginning Experience Team is certified by the International Beginning Experience to Camilla Hall. mILLerSVILLe – St. Philip the Apostle: Organization. The funeral Mass was celebrated at Camilla Please do get your application in so that the team can adequately plan for those Ralph Frey, E. Romaine Hornig, Thomas H all Aug. 29. Burial was in Immaculata Cem- Purcell. who want to take advantage of this program of support, healing and encouragement. etery. A weekend is often most helpful some time after about six months following a loss of mOUNt CArmeL – Our Lady: Constance a spouse. Many have attended a weekend after a much longer period has elapsed and Gallagher, Lisa Lutcavage. found the weekend most helpful. Grief has no schedule. Contact the team to explore NeW CUmberLAND – St. Theresa: when a weekend might be most helpful to you. Sylvester (Sy) Shank. Holy Spirit Hosts “Girls’ Night Out” rOHrerStOWN – St. Leo the Great: Bertie Sangrey. Please pray for the following clergy Holy Spirit Health System is hosting a free Spirit of Women event in October. who died in September during the past “Spirit Girls’ Night Out,” will be held from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Harrisburg Area SeLINSGrOVe – St. Pius X: Julia Community College’s Wildwood Conference Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Ballantine. 25 years: Father William McDonnell, 1990 With the theme “Your Best Health is in the Bag,” the event will bring women to- SteeLtON – Prince of Peace: David Kable, Msgr. Rudolf Fuhr, 1994 gether for fun, inspiration and learning. Free health screenings, including BMI, blood Virginia Laudermilch. Father Edward Deller, 1995 pressure, glucose and cholesterol, bone density, cardiovascular risk, sleep assessment, Deacon Charles Kruger, 1997 pulmonary embolism (PE) risk and carotid artery, will be offered at the event. You YOrK – Immaculate Conception BVM: Dr. must pre-register for the health screenings and spa treatments. Carotid artery screen- Donald Reineberg. ings will be offered on a first-come first-served basis at the event. Attendees can have their skin evaluated for sun damage using facial photography and can receive a free mini skin consultation. To schedule these services, call 717-591-1425. Spirit Girls’ Night Out is a free event open to women age 18 and older. Women may pre-register by calling 717-763-2100 or online at www.hsh.org. Scholarship Foundation plans tailgate party The John Gastley Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce the beginning of September 15: This week correspondent Judy Zarick interviews Todd-Lee Kotanen from the fourth scholarship application process for the four-year in-parish tuition award to Howard, Wis. In this Living Faith segment she helps listeners understand how Todd-Lee’s attend Delone Catholic High School. Application packets have been provided to the conversion started with what was first considered just another music gig but sparked much applicable parish centers with return due the end of November. more and led him to the Catholic Church. This memorial scholarship to Coach John Gastley is run by The John Gastley In the Ask a Franciscan segment of the program, Father Greg Friedman answers two pas- Scholarship Foundation, a 501-c3 nonprofit corporation and a PA Charitable corpora- toral questions: 1) Can a Catholic child receive first Communion even though her parents tion that make donations to us tax deductable. We run four events each year to raise were not married in the Church? and 2) How can parents find an appropriate godparent for the necessary funds, with the next event being a tailgate party at the New Oxford their child’s baptism? Social Club Pavilion on Oct. 22. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be dinner, drinks, In the On Faith & Media segment, Sister Rose Pacatte talks about young people and their entertainment, games of chance and a raffle table. For more information, visit www. spiritual experiences. gastleyfoundation.com or call 717-632-2651. Father Jan Michael Joncas is John Feister’s guest in the Exploring Our Faith segment. He composed the popular contemporary hymn “On Eagle’s Wings” when he was a seminarian. He never suspected how often U.S. Catholics would sing it. Father Joncas is a priest of the president of Franciscan Foundation Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and teaches Catholic studies at the University of St. for the Holy Land to Speak at Local Dinner Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The author of three books and over 180 articles on liturgy, he has composed and arranged over 300 pieces of liturgical music. In preparation for the in- Father Peter F. Vasko, OFM, President of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy troduction of the new English translation of the Mass prayers from the Roman Missal Third Land, will be the guest speaker at a dinner and presentation to be held at the Cardinal Edition, Father Joncas speaks with John Feister about why the Mass is a formal, structured Keeler Center in Harrisburg Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. The Franciscan Foundation for the Holy prayer, also known as a “rite.” Land is an organization created to provide a worldwide voice for Christians living in Catholic Perspective is heard Fridays at 12 noon on WHYF AM 720 and on Sunday the Holy Land and to ensure the continued Christian presence in the area. mornings on WLAN-AM 1390, Lancaster at 7:30 a.m.; WHYL-AM 960, Carlisle, at 8 a.m.; The cost for the dinner is $35 per plate or $250 per table of eight. Reservations WHVR-AM 1280, Hanover, at 8 a.m.; WKOK-AM 1070, Sunbury, at 6:30 a.m.; WIEZ-AM must be made before Sept. 28 to Kristy Enders, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Har- 670, Lewistown, at 8 a.m.; WWSM-AM 1510, Lebanon, at 7 a.m.; and WWEC-FM 88.3, risburg PA, 17111-3710, 717-657-4804, ext. 317, or [email protected]. For Elizabethtown, at 9:30 a.m. It is also available on line at www.OldiesRadio1620.com at 6:30 more information on the work of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land, visit a.m. or for download at www.hbgdiocese.org. www.ffhl.org or send an e-mail to [email protected]. 12 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Young Church in Action Notre Dame Student Boxer Fights for Bengal Missions

By Jen Reed pass government exams,” he continued. The Catholic Witness “Teachers’ salaries aren’t high enough. Schools are less likely to find more quali- Kevin Ortenzio laces up his boxing fied people for the job. If you’re an Eng- gloves, pounds them together a few times, lish-speaking person, there are better jobs and moves into the ring. for you than teaching in a mission school. Bobbing and weaving, throwing right When students fail the government exam, hands and left hooks at his opponent, he they don’t see the value of school and so welcomes the fight. In this bout, he battles they drop out. In the Srimangal Parish, for the poorest of the poor. there are 36 K-5 schools, and just one that Kevin’s match is part of the Bengal is 6-8.” Bouts, an 81-year-old tradition of the Uni- The Holy Cross Missions work to con- versity of Notre Dame’s Boxing Club. Far quer the educational hurdles that families, beyond crowning 13 weight-class cham- students and schools face by building pions from 16-man brackets, the Bouts schools, providing finances for teachers’ have a much greater purpose: raising vi- salaries and helping families who are un- tal funds for the Holy Cross Missions in able to afford an education for their chil- Bangladesh. In this southeast Asia country equal dren. to the size of Wisconsin, the Holy Cross Despite the hardships they face, the Congregation ministers to those in ex- Catholic communities in Bangladesh are treme poverty – tribal villagers, people strong in faith and Christian hospitality, who struggle to live on $2 a day. The Holy Kevin noted. Cross Missions have established and sup- “The people invited us into their homes ported primary and technical schools and in all the villages we visited,” he said. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN ORTENZIO “It’s like what you read in the New Testa- health care clinics there. Outreach pro- Kevin Ortenzio, a native of St. Theresa Parish in New Cumberland, demonstrates grams for the poor include basic literacy ment about welcoming people into your the sport of boxing to children in Bangladesh during an eight-week program in home. They appreciated their guests…. training, technical and occupational in- the southeast Asia country. Kevin is the co-president of the University of Notre struction and medical care. They are a Catholic community that is so Dame’s Boxing Club, which hosts the “Bengal Bouts” to assist the Holy Cross proud of who they are and they welcomed Their crucial work is made possible Missions in Bangladesh. by financial donations. That’s where the me as their brother. They really taught me Notre Dame Boxing Club and the Bengal He joined three fellow boxers on an games and danced at celebrations, the something about Catholic communities.” Bouts come into play. eight-week visit to the country to teach students transformed into a class eager to It’s that feeling of Catholic community In 1931, Notre Dame Boxing Club in a mission school, experience tribal life learn and participate. – in the Bengal villages, among the Box- Coach Dominic “Nappy” Napolitano and further the work of the Holy Cross “The kids, who were at first so shy that ing Club members, and in the work of the worked to develop the Bouts to raise funds Congregation. they wouldn’t even underline a word on Holy Cross Missions that binds the two for the Holy Cross Missions. His motto, Kevin worked in the Srimangal Parish the chalkboard, were suddenly re-enact- together – that drives Kevin as the Club “Strong bodies fight, that weak bodies in northeast Bangladesh, one of 13 par- ing stories they wrote, singing songs, continues its efforts to raise awareness and may be nourished,” has become the ral- ishes of the Holy Cross Missions in that laughing and jumping,” Kevin said. “That financial support for the Bengal Missions. lying cry for 81 years of boxers who’ve country. The Srimangal Parish encom- was special for me, not only because it It drives him to continue the legacy. fought for the people of Bangladesh. passes 73 tribal villages and nine major was a work in progress on my part, but “This is giving people the opportunity As of 2010, the Club raised its one mil- ethnic groups, Kevin noted. Bangladesh because they were working together. It to be educated. Giving them the ability lionth dollar for the Bengal Missions. is home to 158 million people, the ma- was priceless.” to improve their lives is critical,” Kevin “The tradition of the Notre Dame Box- jority of whom are Muslim. Its Catholic Education is critical there. In northeast said. “They also need to have the oppor- ing Club goes way beyond me,” said population is 200,000. Bangladesh, villagers work in British tea tunity to find God in such a way that im- Kevin, a senior Finance Major and Club Kevin joined a fellow boxer in teaching gardens, earning just enough money to proves their lives, and that’s something I co-president. “It’s a tradition of athletics, one-hour English classes to students in provide their families with some food and think we can teach.” of sportsmanship, of genuine giving.” grades 6-10 before and after school. They shelter. Proper education affords young And that’s certainly worth fighting for. This summer, Kevin, a native of St. also provided instruction to teachers and people an opportunity to escape the tea- Theresa Parish in New Cumberland and spent time with students in a K-5 school. garden life, but even the educational sys- a Cedar Cliff High School graduate, em- Initially, students were reluctant to ac- tem is riddled with roadblocks. braced the opportunity to see first-hand tively participate in the classes. “For many of the students, there are how the Holy Cross Missions – and the “The language barrier was challenging, factors beyond studying and passing Boxing Club – have worked to improve and I had to break their feeling that they grade levels,” Kevin pointed out. “When I the lives of Bangladesh’s tribal minori- couldn’t open up to me,” Kevin said. was teaching there, one girl was removed ties. But after he joined in some soccer from school because she needed to work To learn more about the Bengal or watch the children at home. That hap- Bouts and the work of the Holy pens on a regular basis because families Cross Missions in Bangladesh, don’t have enough money to pay for edu- visit: cation. blogs.nd.edu/bengal-bouts/ “There is also the challenge of edu- www.strongbodiesfight.org cating students so they are prepared to

Vincent de Paul 1581-1660

Crosiers September 27

Born in southwestern France, Vincent began priestly studies in 1595 and was ordained in 1600. In 1605, he was taken off a ship attacked by pirates. After two years as a slave in Tunisia, he escaped and returned to France, taking up parish work outside Paris. From about 1615, he dedicated his life to serving the poor. To that end, he founded the Confraternity of Charity, the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) and, with St. Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity. In 1885 Pope Leo XIII named him the patron of all works of charity. Saints September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 13

tion/continental breakfast begin at 7 a.m., shot gun start begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $75 per player; $300 per foursome, and includes green fees, cart and lunch. For information, or to register, call 1-800- 482-6510. Compiled by Jen Reed teach how we can, with the help of the Holy Spirit, bring back loved The second annual SOLE SISTERS RUN 2011 sponsored by ones to the Church. Father Karwacki will coordinate the discus- the Sisters of St. Joseph will take place at St. Mary by-the-Sea Re- Spiritual Offerings sions and provide study sheets. It will be held Thursdays at 6:30 treat House in Cape May Point, NJ.. Oct. 1. Register at http://www. p.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hall, Mount Carmel. Questions ssjphila.org/UpcomingEvents.html. For additional info, contact Joan A pro-life Traditional Latin Mass will be offered every third Dollinger at [email protected]. Saturday at St. Lawrence Chapel in Harrisburg. Father Frank may be directed to Father Karwacki at 570-339-1031. Parrinello, Chaplain of the Mater Dei Latin Mass Community, will Sacred Heart Basilica Health Resource and Wellness The Order Sons of Italy in America (Mason-Dixon Lodge celebrate the Mass at 9 a.m., followed by prayers in front of the Ministry, along with Hanover Hospital, will host a Health Fair Sept. #2669) is hosting an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner Oct. 1 from 4- Hillcrest abortion clinic in Harrisburg. Email info@hbglatinmass. 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the grounds of Sacred Heart Basilica in 7 p.m. at the Parish Center of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church com or www.hbglatinmass.com. Dates are: Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. Conewago. Speakers, exhibits, screenings and activities. Event is in New Freedom. Dinner includes spaghetti with meatballs, Italian 19 and Dec. 17. free. Call the rectory at 717-637-2721 or Connie at 717-630-4869. bread, salad, drinks & dessert (Eat in or take out). $8 for adults, $5 for youth (5-12) & children 4 and under are free. Proceeds The St. Thomas More Society of Central Pennsylvania, an Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harrisburg benefit the Sons of Italy Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are given organization of Catholic lawyers, announces the celebration of the will offer the Jeff Cavin’s Bible study: Matthew, the King and his to local graduating seniors towards their college tuition. There will Red Mass by Bishop Joseph P. McFadden Sept. 26 at noon at St. Kingdom, with two different weekly session times: Monday, 6:30- be a 50/50 raffle and a Bountiful Gift Basket Raffle. Tickets can be Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg. A short reception will follow in the 8:30 p.m., Sept. 26-Dec. 19, Feb.6-April 30 and Wednesdays: purchased at the dinner. Contact Joe Colamarino at 717-235-8410 social hall. For information, contact Andrew Clark at 717-514-3549 10 a.m.-noon, Sept. 28-Dec.21, Feb. 8-May 2. To register or learn or visit www.orgsites.com/pa/lodge2669. or visit www.saintthomasmoresociety.com. more, contact Brenda Lee at 717-232-9896, or Jeanette Moe at 717-233-7557. The Knights of Columbus Council #867 will host a fall craft The Fairfield Life Chain to witness to the sanctity of hu- fair and chicken BBQ Oct. 8 at 1575 New Danville Pike, Lancaster. man life will take place Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. (rain or shine) at the Diocesan Committee for Girl Scouts and Camp Fire – Adult The craft fair runs from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (Vendors may call MaryLynne intersection of Route 116 and Miller Street. Participants will hold Girl Scout Leaders are invited to attend a meeting of the Diocesan Davenport at 717-682-7116 for spaces prior to the event) The signs to provide a peaceful and prayerful statement that abortion is Catholic Committee for Girl Scouts and Camp Fire (DCCGSCF) Chicken BBQ is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $6 for half a chicken or $8 for a grievously wrong. Oct. 15 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harris- complete dinner. burg. For information, contact the Office for Youth and Young Adult The Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary in Lancaster Ministry at [email protected] or 717-657-4804 x327. Camilla Hall’s Okotberfest will be held Oct. 8 from 10 a.m.-4 will host Rosary Sunday devotions Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. at their mon- p.m. on the grounds of Camilla Hall in Immaculata, Pa. Food, astery on Lititz Pike. Father Brian Gabriel O’Donnell, postulator for A series of four classes on the upcoming Roman Missal entertainment, children’s games, hayrides, white elephant sale, the cause of Michael J. McGivney and Rose Hawthorne will preach. Changes will be held at St. Joseph Parish in Lancaster Oct. 12, crafts and more. 19, 26 and Nov. 9 from 7-8 p.m. Included will be the reasons for Send intentions to be placed at the feet of Our Lady’s image: Mon- The Pennsylvania Holy Name Society fall meeting will be astery Chapel, 1834 Lititz Pike, Lancaster PA, 17601. the new translation and an opportunity to discover anew the biblical and catechetical bases for the revised texts. Diocesan elective held Oct. 8. Mass begins at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Chapel in The 25th Annual Evening of Prayer in Honor of Saint catechetical certification credit will be available. Pre-registration Harrisburg, followed by a luncheon and dinner meeting at Ceoltas Therese, The Little Flower, will be held Oct. 2 at Annunciation BVM is requested but if you haven’t registered and find yourself able Restaurant on North Second Street. Father John Trigilio will speak Church in McSherrystown at 7 p.m. The homilist will be Father to come to any or all sessions, please come. Additionally, Father on “Reclaiming Reverence by Saving the Sacred.” Dinner is $25; Jonathan Sawicki. Joseph Hilbert will conduct a scripture study class on the 2nd Letter $30 after Oct. 1 or at the door. RSVP to president Mike Moul at of St. Paul to the Corinthians on Oct. 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 9 at 10 [email protected]. For further information, call Mike at 717-755- St. Joseph Parish in Lancaster will host a parish mission 0883. Oct. 3-5, led by Father Frank Sirolli, O.S.A., of the Province of St. a.m. To register, e-mail [email protected] or call the Thomas of Villanova. For info, contact the parish at 717-397-6921. parish office at 717-397-6921. St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Millersville Women’s Auxiliary and Relay for Life “Spirit Walkers” will host the 2nd annual meatloaf Mass with prayers for healing will be celebrated Oct. 4 at 7:30 Events & Fund-Raisers dinner Oct. 8 in the parish gym from 3-6 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. From 6-7 p.m. at St. Theresa Church in New Cumberland by Msgr. Thomas p.m., the Sunday vigil Mass will be held. Meal includes meatloaf, Kujovsky. St. Aloysius Parish in Littlestown has bingo Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. Kitchen opens at 6 p.m. with gravy or stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, potato Caelorum at St. Joan of Arc Church in Hershey will be held soup, sandwiches, drinks and baked goods. Bigger prizes starting roll with butter, dessert and a drink. Cost is $8 for adults, and chil- Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Come experience the power of Eucharistic in October. dren 10 and under $5. Take outs available. For more information, Adoration and praise & worship music. A reception will be held call Andrea in the parish office at 818-872-2166 during the day, and Shining Light Thrift Shop, a clothing ministry of the Cathedral evening contact Karen Hirschberger at 717-293-8743. immediately afterward in the cafeteria. For more information, call Parish of St. Patrick in Harrisburg, is offering a 19 percent clothing 717-583-0240. discount in September. The shop is located at 1310 N. 3rd St., Hbg. A Chinese Auction will be held Oct. 9 at Our Lady of Hope A Caelorum service of Eucharistic adoration and sacred mu- Questions, call Mel at 717-234-2436. Church Parish Hall in Coal Township. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the auction begins at 3 p.m. The kitchen will be serving many delicious sic will take place at St. John the Baptist Church in New Freedom A holiday arts and crafts fair, sponsored by St. Bernard Parish foods such as potato cakes, pierogies, haluski and BBQ. There will in New Bloomfield, will be held Sept. 24 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Arts, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate the tenth year of Caelorum at be many prizes which will include theme baskets and certificates St. John’s. Call Glenn Czaplinski at 717-993-6020 for info. handicrafts, demonstrations, baked goods, children’s activities/ games, silent auction and raffles. Breakfast, lunch and homemade from local businesses. Donation is $2. A rosary rally, sponsored by America Needs Fatima and Our soups. Contact Martha at 717-789-4109 or djhaag@embarqmail. Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Elysburg will hold Lady of Fatima Association, will take place Oct. 15 in Harrisburg. com for more info. a pigeon (stuffed cabbage) dinner Oct. 9 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The rally begins at 11:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral and proceeds The Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Platter Includes: pigeon, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll/butter, to the capitol for recitation of the rosary before concluding with dessert and beverage for $8 per person. Call 570-672-2302 to Benediction at the Cathedral. in New Holland will sponsor an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner Sept. 24 from 4-7 p.m. in the parish hall. Tickets are $10 adults, reserve tickets, a limited number will be sold at the door. St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Buchanan Valley will celebrate $6 children (under 12) at the door. Spaghetti, meat sauce, salad, Concert organist Hector Olivera will perform at St. Leo the its 100th anniversary with a Mass and reception Oct. 16. Bishop bread, dessert and beverages. Contact Don Trout at 717-371-8879 Great Church in Rohrerstown Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. with a reception to Joseph P. McFadden will celebrate the 10:30 a.m. Mass, and a or Sunny Hirsch at 717-468-0971. follow at the church. Tickets are available in advance from the Buch reception will follow. Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg and the Penn- Organ Company or at the door. Tickets are $10 for students, $12 for Mass in the Polish language will be celebrated Oct. 16 at 2 sylvania National Guard will host a Walk for Education Sept. 25 adults preordered, $15 for adults at the door, and free for children p.m. at St. Catherine Labouré Church by Father Walter Sempko. at City Island River View Pavilion in Harrisburg. Registration takes under 12. To order tickets, contact the Buch Organ Company at 717-733-6614, 1-800-242-3901 or [email protected]. St. Peter Parish in Elizabethtown will be celebrating a Mass place from 11 a.m.-noon, and the walk will be held from noon-2 p.m. The event will also include a 5K run. The Walk for Education will St. Joseph’s Women’s Club of Lancaster will host an Autumn with prayers for healing Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the new St. Peter help raise funds for Bishop McDevitt high school tuition assistance Church. Celebrant will be Father Dwight Schlaline, parochial vicar at Card and Game Night Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the parish hall at St. and the Pennsylvania National Guard 28th Infantry Division Asso- Joseph’s. Play cards or bring your favorite board game. Tickets St Patrick Parish in Carlisle. Childcare and/or transportation avail- ciation Scholarship Fund. Registration forms are available at www. able if needed. Please notify the church office at 717-367-1255. are $5 per person; purchase tickets from Lynn at 717-394-5370 or mcdwalkforeducation.com. Contact Walk creator Gina (Lengjel) Gloria at 717-393-7120. “Servants of All,” A Mass for individuals with and without Shull at 717-903-0805 for information. disabilities, will take place Oct. 30 at St. Joseph Church in Lan- Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum will give the keynote A basket bingo will take place in the cafeteria at St. Theresa address at the Celebrate Life Banquet Oct. 12 at the Four Points by caster at 10:30 a.m. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will School in New Cumberland Sept. 25. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., be available after Mass. St. Joseph Church is handicap accessible Sheraton Pittsburgh North in Mars, Pa. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo begins at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. the banquet begins at 6:30. For information, visit www.paprolife.org. and a Sign Language Interpreter will also be present for this Mass. All baskets will be filled and have a gift certificate. There will also be RSVP to Patricia Wang at 717-396-0635 or 717-572-6025 by Oct. door prizes and the kitchen will be open. A raffle for the Horizon of Resurrection Catholic School in Lancaster will hold its annual 10 to discuss special concerns. Hope basket: for every two non-perishable food items or personal golf outing at Meadia Heights Golf Course in Lancaster Oct. 14 with care items you bring, you will receive 1 ticket. For information, or to a shot gun start at noon. For information, call Ms. Millie at 717-392- Retreats & Pilgrimages purchase tickets, call Pam at 717-585-5904. 3083. The Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will St. Rose of Lima School’s Home School Association is St. Catherine Labouré Parish in Harrisburg will hold its 2nd host a Marian Day Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Ignatius Loyola holding their annual Basket Bingo Sept. 25 at the Dover Twp. Com- annual Oktoberfest Oct. 15 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. rain or shine. Parish in Buchanan Valley. The day, hosted by the Seton District, munity Center. Tickets in advance are $16. Call St. Rose of Lima Festivities include a Bavarian breakfast from 7:30-11a.m., a German will include Mass and Marian devotions. Cost of $10 includes lunch. School at 717-792-0889 or e-mail [email protected]. Tickets Smorgasbord Grille from 11 a.m. -4:30 p.m., including a pork and Reservation deadline is Sept. 26; contact Brenda Wolf at 717-658- are $20 at the door. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and bingo begins at 2 sauerkraut dinner (takeout available), a German beer garden featur- 8191 or [email protected]. p.m. with 20 games of bingo and chances to win filled Longaberger ing a live broadcast of the Penn State vs. Purdue football game and A reflection day, “Walking with Mary,” presented by Sister baskets, door prizes and raffles. Food and desserts available for Penn State and Purdue raffle items. Children’s activities and games purchase. Bingo proceeds benefit educational needs of St. Rose of will run from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., ending with a Halloween costume Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., will take place at the St. Cyril Spiritual Lima School. Center in Danville Oct. 8 from 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. An offering of $40 is parade with prizes. Games of chance and craft tables, home-made due by the registration deadline, Sept. 30. To register, call 570-275- The Council of Catholic Women of Holy Infant Parish in items for sale. Music by “The Polka Quads” from 1-4 p.m. Contact 0919 or visit www.sscm.org and click on “current events.” York Haven will host a fundraiser at East York Isaac’s Restaurant the parish office at 717-564-1321 for information. and Deli, 2960 Whiteford Road, York, Sept. 25 from 5-9 p.m. It will The CCW of Mary Gate of Heaven Parish in Myerstown will A Catholic women’s retreat will be held at Annunciation of the support CCW’s Charitable Outreach programs. Let your server hold their annual fall Italian spaghetti supper Oct. 29. The deadline Blessed Virgin Mary Church and Hall in McSherrystown Oct. 22 know that you are there for the fundraiser and fill out a short form. for Thanksgiving pie orders is Oct. 18. from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Celebrant and homilist is Father Robert Gille- The CCW will receive 25 percent of the cost of the meal or carry-out lan, and the guest speaker is Dr. Sister Thelma Steiger. Cost is $35 order. St. Joseph School in Mechanicsburg will host a family bingo and a food item(s) for the food pantry. Theme: Will the Real Mary night Oct. 22. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There will be 50/50 drawings, Please Stand Up. For information, or to register, contact Peg Staub The 43rd annual St. Theresa Oktoberfest will be celebrated prizes, food and fun. Call 717-761-2564 for more information. at 717-521-4603 or [email protected]. Sept. 30 from 4-10 p.m. and Oct. 1 from noon-10 p.m. at St. The- resa School, New Cumberland. A large selection of food, desserts, Parish, School Education, Enrichment & Support refreshments, items for sale, bingo, a kids’ game area and dancing to live musical entertainment. “The Polka Quads” will perform & Organization News For a listing of additional adult faith formation offerings Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. There will be a “used treasures” sale, St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Millersville is preparing a new around the diocese throughout the year, visit www.hbgdiocese. children’s activities and a variety of booths, including: baked goods, Parish Directory. On Sept. 26 and continuing through October, por- org and click on the Diocesan Institute link on the left side of the Christmas nook, the garden shop, books & music, the boutique, traits will be taken of parishioners and parish groups for inclusion homepage. Contact Ryan Bolster at 717-657-4804, ext. 225 for the dessert booth, Korean Korner, Hershey Ice Cream milk shake in the directory. If you are member of the parish, we encourage you more information. booth, funnel cakes & bratwursts, and many more. Proceeds benefit to reserve a time to have a portrait taken. Each person or family Do you have a loved one who is away from the Church? St. Theresa Catholic Church Parish. For more information, call who has a portrait taken will receive a free 8x10 copy and a Parish Father Frank Karwacki has permission from EWTN T.V. to show a Elaine Herald at 717-774-5918, ext. 12. Directory. After each Mass on weekends, members of the directory series of half hour videos by Patrick Madrid, Catholic evangelist, The annual golf tournament to benefit the retired Sisters of committee will be available in the gym for reservations. See the entitled “Search & Rescue,” in which he uses biblical principles to St. Joseph will be held at Flatbush Golf Course Oct 1. Registra- parish bulletin for additional information. 14 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Faith and Life Prison Ministry Group Marks 25 Years of Bringing Christ to Inmates By Jen Reed gratitude from the inmates – sometimes even The Catholic Witness years later, when they hear from a former prisoner whose life has turned for the better. Joe Marrazzo never intended to go to “We don’t always know what these people prison. have done to find themselves in prison; we’re He was participating in a Cursillo week- just there to talk with them about the love of end when one of the presenters – who min- Jesus and his teaching to love one another,” istered to inmates – suggested Mr. Marrazzo said PCGG member Bill LaCour. make a visit to those at the Lewisburg Fed- “These guys still seek to have a closer re- eral Penitentiary. lationship with God,” he said. “When I was invited to go, I refused. Michael Drank joined the PCGG a few There was no way I was going into a pris- years ago after attending a diocesan prison on,” Mr. Marrazzo said. “But then I really ministry conference. He was drawn to the thought about it and decided to give prison group because it allowed him to share his ministry a try.” own personal faith experience. That was more than 25 years ago. Today, “I wasn’t expected to be the perfect person Mr. Marrazzo is the Lay Director of the with all the knowledge of the Bible. But once Prison Christian Growth Group (PCGG), a I got into the ministry, I had a growing desire Catholic ministry designed to bring the love to know more and more about the Catholic of Christ to inmates. This year, the PCGG faith. I’ve learned that there’s nothing I can’t – a statewide ministry of some 120 men and JEN REED, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Several members of the Prison Christian Growth Group gather outside the main share about my faith,” he remarked. women, clergy and religious – is marking its Oftentimes, PCGG team members minis- 25th anniversary. gate at the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution, where they minister to inmates during faith-based sessions that include Scripture reading and sharing. ter to inmates who have committed the worst Mr. Marrazzo was pivotal in the formation crimes. People have questioned their reason of the PCGG. The first session took place at “The ones who come are typically those cation of the faith,” he said. “That’s what for facilitating faith-based sessions for those the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution. who’ve turned to Christ. They’re not fight- makes this program format most effective. convicted of murder, rape and drug traffick- Similar gatherings soon expanded into other ing the Church,” he said. It gives them a chance to reflect on where ing. facilities, and today the ministry is in 14 fed- “We’ll read the Beatitudes, and ask them, they’ve been and where they want to go.” eral, state and county prisons across several “People will say, ‘What are you doing ‘What does meekness mean in the prison Members of the PCGG point out that many dioceses of Pennsylvania. ministering in prison? They should throw On a weekly or biweekly basis, volunteers environment?’” Deacon Doyle said. “We’ll of the same inmates attend the sessions week away the key on some of those guys,’” Mr. lead inmates in structured gatherings cen- do a reading on charity and ask, ‘How do after week. In some instances, as many as 75 Marrazzo said. “My response is that Christ tered on a Christian theme. Sessions include you practice charity if you have a Muslim have participated in one session. told us to follow him, and he never told us it Scripture readings, a brief meditation on the cellmate, or someone with less than desir- Though volunteers don’t always get a would be easy.” theme, small-group sharing and then a re- able habits?’” chance to see the fruits of the seeds they The Prison Christian Growth Group wel- convening of the entire group. “The discussion is a very practical appli- sow, they are rewarded with expressions of comes additional volunteers for their minis- The sessions emphasize sharing, not dis- try. cussion or debate. “The most important thing we can do is “We don’t get into theological differences. Anniversary Gathering help those in prison grow in the faith,” Mr. We’re there to share Jesus Christ with the in- Drank said. mates, at whatever point they are in the faith The Prison Christian Growth Group will mark its 25th anniversary with a Mass at “Sometimes people will hear about our life,” Mr. Marrazzo said. St. Catherine Labouré Church in Harrisburg Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Mass will be followed by ministry and say, ‘These people are in jail, Deacon James Doyle of Our Lady of the a dinner at the Diocesan Center in Harrisburg. PCGG members and anyone interested they don’t deserve anything.’ But no mat- Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harrisburg in this ministry are welcome to attend. Cost of the dinner is $25. Contact Michael ter what, God’s mercy is powerful,” he re- noted that inmates come to the faith-sharing Drank at 717-576-2189 or [email protected]. marked. “We’re all made in the image of sessions with a willingness to learn, experi- For more information about the Prison Christian Growth Group, contact Joe Mar- God, and we must relate to each other in that ence and understand the faith, and how to razzo at 717-439-7669 or [email protected]. way. You hope that, in some way, this minis- apply it to their lives. try brings them closer to God.” Catholic Charities’ Annual “Come and See” Dinner November 7 at 6 p.m. • Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg

Father Malloy is a dis- tinguished leader, educa- tor and humanitarian who served as the 16th President of the University of Notre Dame from 1987-2005. He is a leading advocate of volunteerism and has played a leadership role in efforts to combat substance abuse. The dinner will benefit Catholic Charities’ four Homes for Healing: The Interfaith Shelter for Homeless Families, Lourdeshouse and Ev- ergreen House in Har- risburg, and Hope House in Lancaster. Various sponsorship levels are available, from $100 per individual to $10,000 for a Partner in Charity. For information and reservations, contact Christopher Meehan at 717-657-4804, ext. 284 or cmeehan@hbgdiocese.org or visit www. hbgdiocese.org/charities. September 23, 2011, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 15

Faith and Life On Teaching the Faith….the Power of Witness

By James Gontis in our own lives. If we have the fortitude to stick Special to The Witness parish Workshops and In-Services to them, we, and those whom we teach, shall, over time, become the people that God wants us to be: As we have just begun another school year, it James Gontis, Diocesan Director of Religious 1. That we become men and women of the Eu- is important to bring to mind the great privilege Education, will present the following workshops charist. Obviously this means that we participate and responsibility we have of teaching the Catho- and in-services in October and November: in Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obliga- lic faith. Principally what we are called to teach is tion, for this is the greatest reality that we can the Person of Jesus Christ. It is Christ, who in the participate in this side of the veil. The virtue of Holy Spirit, leads us to God the Father. As Blessed remaining roman missal Lesson justice also requires that we owe our worship to John Paul II pointed out, the definitive aim of the plan In–Service Sessions teaching of the faith is to lead those in our charge God. There is no greater way to do this than to to encounter Christ so that they might have com- (Open to anyone, but particularly designed for prayerfully assist at Mass and to receive our Lord munion with him (cf. On Catechesis in Our Time, grades 2–12 Catholic school teachers and parish frequently and fervently in the Most Holy Eucha- rist! 5). religious education catechists) 2. Another tip for becoming Eucharistic people We are called by the Triune God to participate • Roman Missal Lessons In-Service, Oct. 1 in his love in this world, and eventually, in the un- is to make frequent visits (even very brief visits) ending love and joy of heaven. Everything we do at Mary, Gate of Heaven Parish, Myerstown, 9 to the Blessed Sacrament. A practical hint might to in our Catholic schools, in our parish catecheti- a.m.–noon. Contact person: Susan Eberly, su- be that every time one walks by a Catholic church cal programs, and that is reinforced in our homes [email protected]. If planning to attend, or chapel, he/she make at least a very brief visit to must take on this eternal perspective if we are to please RSVP Mrs. Eberly by Sept. 27. tell Jesus we love Him, to thank him, or to ask his bear the abundant good fruit that our Lord bids us • Roman Missal Lesson Plans In-Service, Oct. help. Such visits, frequently made, set our hearts to bear. As a good priest friend of mine once told 5 at St. Joseph Parish, Danville 4–6 p.m. or 7–9 on fire for the love of God. me, “We must take the long view.” p.m. Contact person: Roseann Quick, razquick@ 3. Regularly to confess our sins in the Sacrament Effective teaching of the faith is not done in plat- of Penance. Every time we make a good and hon- verizon.net or 570-275–2512. If planning to at- itudes. It is done in the concrete. It is done through est confession of our sins, all of our sins are wiped teaching the sacred deposit of faith in all its vigor tend, please RSVP Mrs. Quick by Oct. 2. out, destroyed, by God’s merciful love. This sacra- and fullness with genuine enthusiasm and charity. ment is a great Easter Sunday gift to us from the These truths are given to us by the Lord. Teaching Lord Jesus (cf. John 20: 19-23). them is not an easy task. As Pope Paul VI wrote in Catechetical Workshops 4. Stay close to Mary, the Mother of God and his great document On Evangelization in the Mod- ern World, “Modern man listens more willingly to (Various topics) our Mother. The regular recitation of the Rosary is an especially powerful way to do this. St. Pio witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to The following are workshops being offered at (Padre Pio of Pietrelcina) referred to the Rosary teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” So we the Diocesan Center through the Diocesan Reli- must first be good witnesses to those whom we as “the weapon.” It is a weapon to overcome evil gious Education Office that have not been pre- teach, be they our students or our children. with good, as Jesus bids us to do. To be a true witness to Christ, we must first viously advertised. Those that have been previ- 5. Learning better, following more faithfully, strive to live out our state of life in holiness. This, ously advertised (including elluminate sessions) and defending the teachings of the Catholic faith of course, requires much sacrifice on our parts. may be found on the diocesan Web site, www. (cf. Peter 3:15). Linked to this is to look upon the Love is always that way. We must love in particu- hbgdiocese.org, under Diocesan Institute, Fall teaching authority of the magisterium (the Pope lar actions, self-sacrificially, as Christ loves his 2011 Offerings. and the Bishops in union with the Pope) as a gift Church. To do this we must overcome the temp- • The Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, from Jesus (cf. Matthew 16:13-19). In Pope Bene- tations of the world, we must overcome our own dict XVI’s Foreward to the recently released youth Heaven, and Hell, Oct. 4 at Good Shepherd Par- weaknesses, and we must overcome The Evil One. catechism, YOUCAT, our Holy Father writes to the We cannot do this on our own. We can only do it ish, Camp Hill, 7–9 p.m. Contact person: Aman- youth, “You need to know what you believe. You through God’s grace. The good news is that God da Spahr, 717 -712-5924. If planning to attend, need to know your faith with that same precision is never lacking in His grace. He is, as the great please RSVP Mrs. Spahr by Oct. 1. with which an IT specialist knows the inner work- Polish mystic St. Faustina points out to us, “love • Catechists as Witnesses, Oct. 13 at St. Mar- ings of a computer. You need to understand it like and mercy itself.” garet Mary School, Harrisburg. Contact person: a good musician knows the piece he is playing…” So what are some of some primary ways by The same could apply to all of us. which we receive God’s grace? One of the great Bonnie Finnerty, [email protected] 6. Defend God’s ultimate gift to us of human Church Fathers, St. Irenaeus, wrote, “The glory of or 717-233-3062. If planning to attend, please God is man fully alive.” What does he mean? He RSVP Mrs. Finnerty by Oct. 10. life, from conception to natural death! 7. Commitment to the poor and the most vulner- means fully alive in Christ, and for Christ, so that •The Importance of Bringing Children to Mass, able among us. we might be the boys, girls, men, and women he Nov. 9 at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, wants us to be, so that we might share in the glory 8. Pray! Ephrata. Contact person: Kelly Lawrence, om- that he desires for us. For His desire is that we Obviously much more could be said on these reign with Him! But this reigning with him in glo- [email protected] or 717-738-4517. If plan- points and many more could be raised, but these ry must pass through the crucible of holiness. Here ning to attend, please contact Mrs. Lawrence by are certainly crucial. are a few very specific ways toward holiness that Nov. 7. (James Gontis is the Diocesan Director of Reli- we, as Catholics, should teach and give witness to gious Education.)

Annual White Mass Theology on Tap for Health Care Are you hungering for spiritual food? “Holy Communion: Right or Rite” Professionals Thirsting for community and faith? This will be the last Theology on Join Theology on Tap, an opportuni- Tap session in Lancaster for 2011. October 23 at 12:15 p.m. ty for young adult Catholics 21-25, The session begins with a Happy ½ St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg single and married, to gather for a Hour (cash bar) at 7:30 p.m., fol- Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, speaker and conversation series in lowed by the speaker at 8 p.m., a order to learn more about the Cath- question-and-answer session at 8:30 celebrant and homilist olic faith and live it more fully. p.m. and then time for socializing. The Harrisburg Diocesan Guild of the Catholic The next session will be at Annie For more information, contact Mary Medical Association invites health care profes- Bailey’s Irish Pub at 28-30 E. King Ellen Reitmeyer at 717-394-1035 or sionals, their families, medical students and resi- St. in Lancaster. [email protected], Elise Gri- dents to this annual Mass. A light reception will • October 5 –Father Allan Wolfe, pas- gnon at [email protected], or www. follow. tor of San Juan Bautista Parish and Chaplain totlancaster.com. Find them on Facebook at RSVP for the reception by Oct. 16 to Jean Scicchitano in the Diocesan Respect of Lancaster Catholic High School, will speak on Young Adults of St. Leo’s. Life Office at 717-657-4804, ext. 294, or [email protected]. 16 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, September 23, 2011

Faith and Life Honoring First Responders

he Annual Blue Mass celebrated at ficers, Capitol police, EMTs, and fire rescue TSt. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg squads. Many were unable to attend Mass seemed to have fallen on exactly the right as they were still serving in the line of duty, day. The Mass not only honored first re- helping people who were affected by the sponders in the Harrisburg area but also flooding that struck the midstate. touched so many more hearts as they re- In their efforts to keep the city and sur- membered the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. rounding areas safe during the recent flood, The Sept. 11 Mass was celebrated by please keep these men and women in your Father Thomas Rozman, pastor of the Ca- prayers, not only on special occasions like thedral Parish of St. Patrick. In the con- the Blue Mass or in remembrance of 9/11, gregation were local Harrisburg police of- but everyday as they serve to protect us.

EMILY M. ALBERT, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS

Prayers, Commemorations Mark 9/11 Anniversary

Catholic News Service Come behold the works of the Lord who has made deso- “What happened above this field ranks among the lations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of greatest acts in American history,” Bush said. “They laid Churchgoers around the United States Sept. 11 shared the earth. He breaks the bough and cuts the spear in two. a legacy of bravery and unselfishness that will never be in moments of silence, special prayers, homilies and oth- He burns the chariot in fire. Be still and know that I am forgotten.” er ways of observing the 10th anniversary of the 2001 God.” At a firehouse in the Red Hook neighborhood of In Washington, retired Cardinal Theodore E. McCar- terrorist attacks. Brooklyn, N.Y., the chaplain of the New York Fire De- Official ceremonies at the sites in New York, Virgin- rick reread his homily from an impromptu Mass celebrat- ia and Pennsylvania where four hijacked planes were ed on Sept. 11, 2001, and told a contemporary congre- partment celebrated Mass and delivered a homily about crashed were restricted to family members and invited gation of more than 2,500 people at the Basilica of the forgiveness. dignitaries. But smaller events around the country and National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception that they “How are you going to talk about forgiveness in light normal Sunday Masses and church services were devot- must continue to look forward, relying upon “our values of what happened at the World Trade Center?” asked ed to prayers for the victims and for the healing of the as Americans and our faith and trust in God. If we stop Msgr. John Delendick at Engine Co. 279 and Ladder Co. United States. believing, if we stop forgiving, we stop living.” 131. The station lost five members during rescue efforts In New York, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan told the In Shanksville, Pa., The Catholic Register, newspaper following the 2001 attacks. congregation at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for morning Mass of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, reported on a dedi- Revenge would not be an adequate response, said the that 10 years ago it might have seemed that “the side of cation ceremony Sept. 10 for a memorial at the site where chaplain, because those who perpetrated the event are ei- darkness had conquered, as innocent people perished, as United Airlines Flight 93 was forced to the ground by ther dead or in custody. valiant rescuers rushed to their aid, as families were frac- passengers who took control of the plane from terrorists tured, and as a nation seemed on the ground.” who intended to crash it in Washington. “If we are Christians and Jesus demands we be people But, he went on to say that “as a matter of fact the side Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton of forgiveness, then how do we do that? Forgiveness of light actually triumphed, as temptations to despair, and Vice President Joe Biden spoke. doesn’t mean that we have to be friends. They robbed us fearful panic, revenge and dread gave way to such things “You are an inspiration for these people (more than of people that we loved. They put a burden on top of all of as rescue, recovery, rebuilding, outreach and resilience. 10,000) gathered here today and to those watching on us. We have to learn how to talk about lifting this burden The side of the angels, not of the demons, conquered. television,” Biden said to the families of the passengers off us. Why should I allow them to make me carry around Good Friday became Easter Sunday. And once again God and crew who sat before him. “By watching you they this burden?” has the last word.” know that there is hope.” The answer, suggested Msgr. Delendick, is in forgive- Archbishop Dolan cited the example of the aspirations Biden said that “their example defines America. None ness, which he said will enable victims to live more free- of many children to follow in the footsteps of their par- of them asked for what happened. They knew it was the ly. ents: firefighters and rescue workers who were killed as opening shot in a new war. They stood up and they stood they worked at the World Trade Center. their ground.” “Today we come together to remember how much we Earlier that morning at the official ceremony at the Bush said the passengers and crew, who were from all loved those who are gone and how much they loved us,” World Trade Center site, President Barack Obama read walks of life, demonstrated democracy at its best. he said. “They were given to us to love and to cherish. Psalm 46: “When they realized what was going on they took the God gave you a precious treasure that was lost on 9/11. It reads, in part, “God is our refuge and strength, a very news calmly. They came together as one, took a vote and We remember those that we loved so that we can have present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear ..., developed a plan of action in one final act of democracy. love for one another.”