~ ~J ~_. ..~'J . """", . ~P" ..vuu ..""" Paul II, is a great honor. I have respond- Seat1 ed to this request of the Holy Father in Jame a spirit of prayer and hope that I may Bishl be of help and service to the Church of Dioe Seattle. I look forward especially to of& Bishop cMurpbyTransferred working with Archbishop Raymond sulto H unthausen, the priests, deacons, Dioe, religious and laity of Seattle:' mini! To Seattle "However, in accepting this appoint- Dioel ment, I do so with the awareness that I by P, am leaving the Church of Eastern Mon- Bi! tana which I have served for almost nine posit years. During these years, Eastern Mon- ofD« tana has become my home. To leave ment home is always difficult. I have grown did n to love the Church, the people and the Bishc land of Eastern Montana. I have deeply stalle appreciated the support and encourage- of G ment which this vibrant and alive 1978. Church of the Diocese of Great Falls- BishopS~huster C~ ..., 50th Anniversary (

Q Easte .:Q A g., throu ="" = mUSH -~ .. .: music thed .... ". . ~ . ",'1>-_m~' ~.! On Wednesday, May 27th~PopeJohn " The Commission "will remain irfex- i OSB Paul n announced the appointment of istence for one year to assist Archbishop Rev.] Bishop Thomas J. Murphy as Coadjutor Hunthausen in responding tb issues of phyp Archbishop of Seattle. The announce- concern outlined in a letter from, Car- homi ment was made in Washington, ne. by dinal Ratzinger of the Vatican outlining follO1 Archbishop Pio Laghi, Papal Pro- concerns regarding the life of the Church ",\1 to the United'States. At the same in the Archdiocese of Seattle. value r time, a report was made public by a Archbishop Hunthausen, 65, a native (Phil. specially appointed Commission which of Anaconda, Montana had served I called for the restoration. of Archbishop previously as Bishop of Helena and was "II Ra.ymond Hunthausen's authority that transferred to Seattle in 1975. In com- but j; ~. 3:13) , had been delegated to Bishop Donald menting on the appointment of Bishop Wuerl in key areas of Church Murphy, Archbishop Hunthausen said, "p, (Johl responsibility. , "I am gehtlinely grateful to our Holy The special Commission composed of Father, John Paul II, for the ap- I sl Joseph Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago, pointment of Bishop Thomas J. Murphy A packed church, dozens of people of John Cardinal O'Connor of New York as my Coadjutor.' all ages by the name of Schuster, 12 of G and Archbishop John Quinn of San "I see his appointment as anoppor- Bishops, two Abbots, and almost 100 beeal Francisco presented their final report to tunity for us to move forward together priests and another 100religious women, reaso Pope John Paul II in mid-May. The asa Church after aJong and very dif- , and laypeoplefromthroughoutEastern eeleb Commission had been established to ficult period of struggle and Montana - this unusual combination tonig assess the situation of the Church in the uncertaintY.' was the setting for a diocesan celebra- Sehu Archdiocese of Seattle and to offer "Bishop Murphy is someone I regard tion honoring Bishop Eldon Schusieron sary I recommendations which would help res- as both a friend and a trusted co-worker. his 50th anniversary of priesthood or- and I pond to issues which had received na- He is a wonderfully energetic and com- dination on Tuesday, May 26th at St. as a tional attention. Pope John Paul II ac- mitted servant of the Church who has Luke the Evangelist Church in Great Ou cepted the Commission's recommenda~ brought a tremendous amount of vitali- Falls. The celebration also recognized has s tions which included restoration of ty as well as an inspiring vision of the Bishop Schuster's 25th anniversary of Easte Archbishop Hunthausen's full powers, Church of Eastern Montana during his ordination as a Bishop which occurred ChuI1 the appointment of a Coadjutor Arch- years there. The priests and people of the on December 21st, 1986. day. : bishop and the transfer of Bishop Diocese;of Great Falls-Billings will not, Earlier in the afternoon, a special din- powe . I am sure, find it easy to say goodbye to ner was held for Bishop Schuster attend- Gooc ed by his relatives, as well as the life. Bishops, abbots, priests, and relig~ous. Fif At the dinner, Fr. Tony Schuster boyis and Pete Schuster offered a toast on knelt behalf of, the Schuster family while Cath~ Bishop Elden Curtiss shared a toast on daine behalf of the Bishops of Region XII. Fr. O'Ha Mike Kirkness spoke on behalf of the of St. priests of the Diocese who gave Bishop and I Schuster a gift of a trip to the Holy LaIid gow, and Sr. Pat Toeckes, S.e.L. con- Whal gratulated the Bishop on behalf of the wast \.!. ~ ,;;: '" ~~

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the Bishop who has served them so well Bi!lings has shared with me. It has been for the past nine years:' a privilege to have served as the Bishop In his public statement, Bishop Mur. of this diocese:' phy said,."To be named Coadjutor Bishop Murphy is scheduled to leave Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Montana on July 9th and will b'e Seattleby our Holy Father,Pope John welcomed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Paul II, is a great honor. I have respond- Seattle at a special ceremony at St. ed to this request of the Holy Father in James Cathedral on Monday, July 13th. a spiritof prayer and hope that I may Bishop Murphy presently serves as be of help and service to the Church of Diocesan Administrator for the Church Seattle. I look forward especially to of Eastern Montana. The Board of Con- by Transferred working with Archbishop Raymond sultors, a group of ten priests of the Hunthausen, the priests, deacons, Diocese, will elect a Diocesan Ad- religious and laity of Seattle:' ministrator to be jn charge of the "However, in accepting this appoint- Diocese until a new Bishop isappointed ment, I do so with the awareness that I by Pope John Paul II. am leaving the Church of Eastern Mon- Bishop Schuster resigned from his tana which I have served for almost nine position as Diocesan ~ishop at the end years. During these years, Eastern Mon- of December in 1977 and the announce- tana has become my home. To leave ment of Bishop Murphy's appointment home is always difficult. I have grown did not take place until July 5th, 1978. to love the Church, the people and the Bishop Murphy was ordained and in-

land of Eastern Montana. I have deeply stalled as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese appreciated the support and encourage- of Great Falls-Bi!lingson August 21, mcnt which this vibrant and alive 1978. Church of the Diocese of Great Falls- BishopS~huster Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Priesthood

0 Eastern Montana. c: .: A choir composed of people frpm =- throughout the community provided the ="" :I music for the liturgy accompanied bya musical ensemble. The music was under ~(A ;; i i . .'k .. ~ ~ t'I; .., . "if'." tbe".directiQIl"qfSrI,Loqajne Flaspet~'r, The Commission will remain in ex- OSB and ilie liturgy was coordinated -by istence for one year to assist Archbishop Rev. Frank Kelly. Bishop Thomas Mur- Hunthausen in responding to issues of phy preached the homily. The text of the concern outlined in a letter from, Car- homily at Bishop Schuster's celebration dinal Ratzinger of the Vatican outlining follows: concerns regarding the life of the Church "My prayer is that you may learn to in the Archdiocese of Seattle. value the things that really matter." Archbishop Hunthausen, 65, a native (Phil. 1:9-10) of Anaconda, Montana had served "[ give no thought to what lies behind previously as Bishop of Helena and was but push on to what is ahead." (Phil. transferred to Seattle in 1975. In com- 3:13) menting on the appointment of Bishop "Feed my Iambs. Tend my sheep." Murphy, Archbishop Hunthausen said, (John 21:15-16) "I am genuinely grateful to our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, for the ap- A packed church, dozens of people of I share these excerpts from the Word pointment of Bishop Thomas J. Murphy all ages by the name of Schuster, 12 of God proclaimed to us this evening as my Coadjutor:' Bishops, two Abbots, and almost 100 because in so many waysthey capture the "I see his appointment as an oppor- priests and another 100religious women, reason why we have gathered here to tunity for us to move forward together . and lay people from throughout Eastern celebrate this Eucharist. We come here as a Church after a long arid very dif- Montana - this unusual combination tonight with Bishop Eldon Bernard. ficult period of struggle and was the setting for a diocesan celebra- Schuster to celebrate the 50th anniver- III. uncertaintY.' tion hOJilonnl!.BishoDEldon Schus1eron sarv of his ordination to the priesthood