Envision Bimonthly Faith Formation Newsletter ~ Diocese of Grand Rapids
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Volume 4 Issue 3 May/June 2013 Envision Bimonthly Faith Formation Newsletter ~ Diocese of Grand Rapids Bishop-elect David John Walkowiak On April 18, 2013 Pope Francis appointed Bishop-elect David John Walkowiak, a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, to be the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Highlights Grand Rapids. Parish Ministry 2 Father Walkowiak, 59, and Catechetical grew up in Westlake, a Conference suburb of Cleveland. He graduated from St. NCYC 8 Ignatius High School in Cleveland, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Inside this Issue: Notre Dame, a Masters in Divinity from St. Mary Catechetical 2 Seminary in Cleveland, Ministry and received advanced studies at Catholic New Pathways, 3 University of America. New Partnerships Following his ordination Bishop-elect Walkowiak greets Chris Epplett and Shawnda Draeger The Catechesis of 4 on June 9, 1979, Father at the recent Spring Pastoral Ministers Gathering on April 18. the Good Shepherd Walkowiak first served as Photo credit: Sue Bakkila, courtesy of Diocese of Grand Rapids. a Parochial Vicar Online Learning 5 (assistant to the pastor) at St. Mary parish in Lorain, Ohio. Later, he entered graduate Opportunities studies at St. Mary Seminary in the Cleveland Diocese and was named a Vice-Chancellor in 1986. Family & 6 Marriage Ministry While serving as a Vice Chancellor in the Diocese and as a faculty member at St. Mary Seminary, he also served as an Associate Judge of the Appellate Tribunal for the Province Youth & Young 8 of Cincinnati. Adult Ministry On March 20, 2006 Father Walkowiak was named pastor at St. Joan of Arc parish in On a Personal 9 Chagrin Falls, Ohio where he has lead the parish since that appointment. Note On Tuesday, June 18, the same day he turns 60 years old, Bishop-elect Walkowiak will be Events Around the 9 ordained to the episcopacy and installed as the 12th bishop of Grand Rapids. Diocese The Mass of ordination and installation will be live-streamed on the diocesan website. This would make a great opportunity for gathering people at your parish to Dominican Center 11 watch the Mass and join in prayer together for our new bishop and the diocese. at Marywood Further resources for formation about the bishop-elect Walkowiak’s ordination and Staff Contact 12 installation are available on the diocesan website: http://www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org/ Information multimedia/Pages/New_bishop_named.aspx, as well as in the upcoming summer issues of FAITH Grand Rapids. Credit towards catechist certification will also be available to those who watch the ordination and installation, and then submit answers to reflection questions to their parish catechetical leader. See page 5 for more information. 2 Catechetical Ministry Calendar Parish Ministry and Catechetical Conference West Catholic High School | September 28, 2013 of Events Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing - Keynote speaker You probably noticed that we are expanding this year’s conference, at least in name. May 2013 Actually, we are naming what has been a trend over the past few years. While still 14-15 Michigan Catholic Campus primarily directed to those involved in catechetical ministry, the conference has Ministry Association, State attracted those involved in other parish ministries as well. Conference, Saginaw. Contact The theme of this year’s conference is “One Faith, One Lord, One Baptism” Mark Mann at (616) 475-1243. marking the Year of Faith and the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican II. 20-23 NCCL National Conference The Office of Faith Formation is happy to for Catechetical Leaders - announce that the keynote speaker for the Cleveland, OH. www.nccl.us Parish Ministry and Catechetical Conference will be Bishop Earl Boyea. 5/31-6/2 Retrouvaille - Grand Rapids http:// Bishop Boyea studied at Sacred Heart helpourmarriage.org/ Seminary from 1965 to 1973, obtaining his Bachelor's degree in History. He then June 2013 studied at the Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian 8 “Today and All Days” - University in Rome, earning a B.A. in Cathedral Square. A marriage Sacred Theology from the latter in 1976. preparation retreat for engaged He was ordained on May 20, 1978 as a couples; contact Mark Mann at priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit. (616) 475-1243 for more information. Returning to the Gregorian, he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in 1980. 9-15 DYMO Camp - Camp Following, he earned a Master's in Pinewood, Twin Lake. American History from Wayne State www.dymo.org University (1984) and a PhD in Church History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1987). From 18 Ordination and installation of 1987 to 2000, he taught Church History and Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Bishop Walkowiak, Cathedral Seminary in Detroit, where he became dean of Studies in 1990. From 2001-2002 he of Saint Andrew. served as the rector-president and a professor at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, while also serving at St. Mary in German Village, Ohio. July 2013 On September 13, 2002, Msgr. Boyea was consecrated as a bishop, having been 17-20 National Catholic Family Life appointed as auxiliary bishop of Detroit by Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI Ministers Conference, St. Louis, named him the fifth bishop of Lansing on February 27, 2008 and he was formally MO. See page 7 for more installed on April 29, 2008. information or visit Save the Date! Plan now to attend this year’s Parish Ministry and Catechetical www.nacflm.org Conference. Registration will open mid-summer. 22-28 World Youth Day Pastoral Ministry Summer Retreat | August 8, 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil www.rio2013.com/en The Office of Faith Formation is sponsoring a day-long retreat for parish staff members at the Connor Bayou County Park in Robinson Township (near Grand Haven) on August 8. The day will be facilitated by Father Phil Shangraw who will be focusing on the theme “Holy Wisdom at Play.” Note: Calendar items in bold text denote diocesan sponsorship. CSC denotes Watch your inbox; registration details to come. Cathedral Square Center as the venue. 3 New Pathways, New Partnerships New Pathways, New Partnerships is a diocesan initiative for persons of all abilities. Calendar People with Disabilities – Where Are They? of Events There is a parish that has no marriage problems. And the pastor is sure of it, because August 2013 when he put a note in the bulletin for anyone with marriage problems to come to the rectory after Mass, no one came. 8 Pastoral Ministers Summer Retreat, Connor Bayou Sadly, this is the way many parishes try to take a census of persons with disabilities; County Park, Grand Haven. and they have the same results. Contact Jean Kastenholz (616) Notes in the bulletin are all right but not sufficient. They need to be complemented 246-0588 for registration by phone calls and home visiting of the few people already known. And after there is information. some bonding and a level of trust, there will be more readiness to respond and to 14 New Pastoral Ministers’ provide names of other families with special needs children, youth, or adults. Orientation - CSC. Contact Friendly home visiting and patient listening, without a set agenda or census card in Mark Mann at (616) 475-1243 hand, is time consuming. But it is lasting in effect and is especially necessary in for more information. inviting families with members who have a disability to active parish membership. September 2013 The reason the bulletin note alone fails is that most families have a history of hurts that need to be shared and healed before they can trust the sincerity of the invitation. 9/18 -10/6 ArtPrize Exhibition - And the best process for this healing is not offering solutions or even reasons (for a Cathedral Square Church representative who did or said something that caused alienation), but simply 27-29 Retrouvaille - Grand Rapids listening with a view to understanding. The hurt may have happened 20 years ago, http://helpourmarriage.org/ and the healing or building of trust may take more than one or two visits. 28 Parish Ministry and A first home visit can be a nervous experience for the visitor, wondering if there will Catechetical Conference - be a welcome or cold reception (or rejection). But most visitors recount experiences WCHS. Contact Sister of happy surprise, of people who are glad for the personal contact and for the chance Barbara Cline, FSE at to share their stories, and eventually their needs and gifts. (616) 551-4742 for more (excerpt from Opening Doors, a resource of the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities) information. October 2013 Moon Boots: For the Strange Terrain of Mental Illness An educational series on issues of mental health 6 Wedding Anniversary Mass - St. Francis de Sales in Holland Cathedral of Saint Andrew. Tuesdays: May 21 & 28 and June 4, 11, & 18 Contact Mark Mann at (616) Tool #1: How to Talk to Your Psychiatrist: “From the Horse's Mouth” 475-1243 for more with James Dumerauf, M.D. (medical director of behavioral health services at information. Holland Hospital) 26 Cana II - Cathedral Square. Tool #2 Faith and Church: Support from Above Contact Mark Mann at (616) with Tom Lambert and/or Connie Rakitan (Mental Illness Ministry of the 475-1243 for more Archdiocese of Chicago) information. Tool #3 Family and Friends: Hope for a Balanced Life with Tom and Fran Smith (founders of the Karla Smith Foundation.) Tool #4 Art in Recovery: Leveraging Creativity for Wellness with Jack Ridl (professor emeritus of creative writing at Hope College) Tool #5 Standing Tall: Employment and Education with Louise Shumaker (director of disability services at Hope College) together with a panel of clinician(s) and/or peer support specialist(s).