Welcome home Bishop-elect TV spots to Bartchak air throughout St. Stanislaus diocese parishioners greet beginning Ash bishop-elect with Wednesday, applause, emotion, page 3. page 3. www.ErieRCD.org BI-WEEKLY NEWS BULLETIN OF THE DIOCESE OF ERIE January 30, 2011 Church Calendar Events of the local, American and universal church Feast days Bishop’s Commendation for Service Award nominations due Feb. 18 By Jason Koshinskie FaithLife editor Bishop Donald Trautman is looking for the un- sung church heroes in the Diocese of Erie. He’s Presentation of St. Scholastica looking for people like Helen Trocki. the Lord Trocki, a member of St. George Parish in Erie, has made more than 40,000 rosaries over the years. Jan. 31 St. John Bosco “I love doing it,” she said. It takes her approximately 12 to 15 minutes to Feb. 2 The Presentation of the Lord make a rosary—stringing beads together, tying knots and putting a crucifix on each one. And at 91, Trocki Feb. 3 St. Blaise, St. Ansgar has no plans to slow down. The rosaries she makes are for Rosaries for Kids, Feb. 5 St. Agatha a joint effort between the World Apostolate of Fa- Feb. 6 World Day for Consecrated Life, tima and the Knights of Columbus. Each year, Ro- saries for Kids distributes 15,000 rosaries to students Boy Scout Sunday throughout the diocese. Last year, Bishop Trautman presented Trocki Feb. 8 St. Jerome Emiliani, Bishop Donald Trautman presents Helen Trocki with a Bishop’s Commendation for Service Award me- St. Josephine Bakhita with a medallion from the Bishop’s Commendation for Service Award program. The bishop established dallion. Trocki, 91, is a member of St. George Parish in Erie. Over the years, she has made more than 40,000 rosaries for the Rosaries for Kids program. Feb. 10 St. Scholastica the awards in 2010 to recognize the many people who are motivated by faith and consistently give of Feb. 11 Our Lady of Lourdes, their time and energy. for final selection. All recipients September in conjunction with ever else might come up during World Day of the Sick “These people have made a significant contribu- of the service award will be noti- the parish’s 125th anniversary the day,” said Msgr. Joseph Ric- tion in some specific way in the church,” Bishop fied by mail with a letter from the celebration. One of the recipients cardo, her pastor and boss. “She Feb. 13 World Marriage Day Trautman said. “They are the unsung heroes and bishop. The awards will be pre- was Jean Gigliotti. does anything that’s needed.” often their good works go unnoticed.” sented in each vicariate by Bishop Growing up in the neighbor- Gigliotti also serves as a eu- The deadline to nominate someone for the Bish- Trautman at a special prayer ser- hood and attending the parish charistic minister and volun- op’s Commendation for Service Award is Feb. 18. vice honoring the recipients. school, Gigliotti said she has al- teers during the parish’s annual World Day for Consecrated Life – Nomination forms are available on the diocesan web- In addition to Trocki, a num- ways been close to the parish. summer lawn festival. Feb. 2 site at www.ErieRCD.org. Forms must be completed ber of awards have been given out A lifelong member, she has “The parish has always been and sent to the nominee’s local pastor. in the diocese. Five were given to worked as the parish secretary a part of my life,” she said. February 2, the feast of the Presentation of the The local vicars will review all nominations and members of Ss. Cosmas and Da- since 1980. In addition to those “I thoroughly enjoy working Lord, is also observed as World Day for Consecrat- will determine which ones will be sent to the bishop mian Parish in Punxsutawney in duties, she also attends to “what- here.” ed Life. This annual celebration highlights persons who are consecrated to Christ by vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The day offers the oppor- tunity to thank God for the gift of consecrated life, to promote knowledge of the life, to invite conse- crated people to celebrate what the Lord has ac- complished in them and to acquire more awareness of their mission in the church and in the world. World Day of the Sick – Feb. 11 In his message for the celebration of World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI reflects upon the mystery of suffering, highlighting that our commu- The theme for Catholic Schools Conference of Catholic Bishops. nities and civil societies must be more sensitive to Week 2011 celebrates the fact that Enrollment of students who are our sick brothers and sisters. Catholic schools are an added not Catholic has increased to 14.5 “ … it is precisely value (“a plus”) for the nation. percent, an indication that many through the wounds of Because of their traditionally diverse families seek the benefits Christ that we are able high academic standards and high of a quality education with moral A snapshot of Catholic schools to see, with eyes of graduation rates, all supported underpinnings. hope, all the evils that by strong moral values, Catholic The 7,094 Catholic elementary afflict humanity,” the schools and their graduates make and secondary schools make up Catholic schools Catholic Schools Holy Father said. “In a definite contribution to Ameri- 44.4 percent of all private schools in the U.S.* in the Diocese of Erie** rising again, the Lord can society. in the United States. Catholic Schools Week is cel- A Catholic-school education Total Catholic school enrollment: .....................2,119,341 ............................................8,770 did not remove suffer- Elementary school enrollment: ........................1,507,618 ............................................5,232 ing and evil from the ebrated nationally the last week is available in all regions of the world, but he defeated in January. For 2011 the dates are nation. Urban schools represent Secondary school enrollment: ............................ 611,723 ............................................2,289 them at their root. He Jan. 30 through Feb. 5. Schools 30.7 percent of the total, subur- Preschool enrollment: ...................................Unavailable ............................................1,249 opposed the arrogance in the Diocese of Erie will cele- ban 36.5 percent, rural 20.5 per- of evil with the om- brate Catholic Schools Week with cent and inner- city schools 12.3 Total number of schools:.........................................7,094 .................................................40 nipotence of his love. Masses, open houses and activi- percent. The five states with the Elementary schools: ...............................................5,889 .................................................31 highest student enrolments are He has shown us, therefore, that the way of peace ties for students, administrators, Middle schools: .............................................Unavailable ...................................................2 faculty, school staff, the commu- California, New York, Pennsyl- and joy is love: ‘Just as I have loved you, you also Secondary schools: ................................................1,205 ...................................................7 should love one another’ (John 13:34). Christ, vic- nity and families. vania, Illinois and Ohio. tor over death, is alive in our midst.” This year nearly 30 percent of Catholic Schools Week is a Co-educational: .....................................................93.4% .........................95% (38 schools) World Day of the Sick is marked each year on the nation’s 2.1 million Catholic joint project of the National Single sex male: ......................................................2.7% ............................2.5% (1 school) the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. school students come from minor- Catholic Educational Association Single sex female: ...................................................3.8% ............................2.5% (1 school) ity populations, according to statis- (NCEA) and the United States For the complete text of Pope Benedict XVI’s * From 2009-10 school year, National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) message, visit www.vatican.va/holy_father/bene- tics from the Secretariat of Catho- Conference of Catholic Bishops ** From 2010-11 school year, Diocese of Erie’s Catholic Schools Offi ce dict_xvi/messages/sick/index_en.htm. lic Education at the United States (USCCB). The new Roman Missal Vigil and March for Life What exactly is the Roman Missal? The red book that the priest uses most often during Mass is called the Sacramentary. The Sacramentary and the Lectionary for Mass, which includes the Scripture readings, together make up the Roman Missal. The missal is the collection of prayers, chance, and instructions (rubrics) used to celebrate Mass. This includes prayers such as the Sign of the Cross; Opening Prayers; Gloria; Creed; Eucharistic Prayers; Holy, Holy, Holy; Memorial Acclamations; and the final blessing. Most of the prayers we recite or sing at Mass are contained in this book and it is these prayers that recently have be re- translated from the original Latin into English. In the early Christian Church, many of the Mass prayers were memorized and handed down orally. They were col- lected and recorded by scribes in the book of sacraments or sacramentaries (liber sacramentum). Eventually the chants, Scripture readings, prayer texts and instructions were compiled into a single volume. The inven- tion of the printing press allowed the Mass texts to become standardized and published universally. In 1474, the first Ro- man Missal was printed in Latin.