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2010-02 Mini A newsletter from the Diocese of Saskatoon, Foundations February www.saskatoonrcdiocese.com 2010 Exploring Our Contact us at: Faith Together Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic Pastoral Centre 100 - 5th Avenue N. Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2N7 March 25 episcopal ordination set Phone: 306-242-1500 Toll Free: 1-877-661-5005 for Saskatoon’s new bishop-elect Monsignor Donald Bolen will be ordained the seventh bishop What’s inside: of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon on the Feast of the Annunciation, Thursday, March 25. STEWARDSHIP “It’s a wonderful feast on which to be ordained,” said Bolen MANAGER meets Jan. 4, during a brief visit to Saskatoon – the first since his with parishes appointment was announced by Pope Benedict XVI Dec. 21. seeking ways to “Three hours after receiving the phone call from the increase their Nunciature’s office Dec. 8, I was celebrating Mass in Balgonie, revenue. • Page 2 and reading the Annunciation gospel about Mary saying ‘Let it be done unto me according to your word’,” said Saskatoon’s bishop- CONGRESS DAY elect, describing how the Annunciation has echoed throughout the will be held in each appointment process, and in his own life. of seven deaneries. “It all seems right,” Bolen said of the date, which falls just • Page 3 days before the start of Holy Week. FOUNDATIONS Another blessing is that four days after the March 25 episcopal ordination (when Monsignor Donald Bolen SERIES explores Bishop-elect Jesus as presented attendance will in the gospel of Luke. regrettfully be “by • Page 5 invitation only”) there will be another chance MARRIAGE 2010: to celebrate with the entire diocese at the reasons presented Chrism Mass, 7 p.m. Monday, March 29 at for attending a St. Patrick parish. national marriage The Chrism Mass celebration brings conference March together representatives from parishes across 19-20 in Saskatoon. the diocese to receive the sacred oils blessed • Page 7 by the bishop. Bolen will also have his first LAY FORMATION chance to preach to a diocesan gathering at program offers the Chrism Mass – something that doesn’t spiritual enrichment happen at an episcopal ordination, when the and growth in faith new bishop only says a few words of thanks. understanding. Before taking up his new role as • Page 8 Monsignor. Don Bolen speaks to staff member diocesan shepherd March 25, Bolen will be Lois McKay during a coffee break at the JUSTICE AND taking steps to “clear the deck” of diocesan Catholic Pastoral Centre Jan. 4. commitments and obligations in preparation PEACE WAY of During the brief first visit to his new diocese, THE CROSS will be the bishop-elect met with the diocesan for “giving all my mind and my heart and held Good Friday. Administrative Council as well as with an my attention to the diocese.” • Page 11 ordination planning committee. MORE Bishop Page 2 CALENDAR OF Sod turned for cathedral Foundations adult education programs Marriage preparation EVENTS • Page 16 .................. / 2 ....................................... / 4-5 ............... / 6 PAGE 2 A newsletter from the Diocese of Saskatoon, Foundations, February 2010 Bishop-elect Bolen raised in Gravelbourg Continued from Page 1 “I really appreciate the huge number of phone calls and e-mails, letters and cards that I have received since the announcement. There has been such a warm welcome and a celebration of the appointment – all of which is something I rejoice in, but at the same time, it’s also overwhelming,” Bolen said. “I’m taking one step at a time, praying, and trusting God.” The son of Joseph and Rose Bolen, Donald Bolen spent the first years of his life on a farm in a Sod turning for diocesan Cathedral and Catholic Centre German Catholic area west of Representatives from across the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon recently Gravelbourg, with three older broke the sod for a new Cathedral and Catholic Pastoral Centre. Behind the shovels sisters. The family moved into town Dec. 17 were ( left to right ): Garth Wruck and son Justin Wruck of the Trinity Pastoral after the death of his father in 1968, Region in the Saskatoon Rural Deanery; Steven Kloster, chair of the Kerrobert when Donald was seven years old. Deanery and his daughters Natalie and Amanda Kloster of Macklin; Diane Cote, chair of the Saskatoon City Deanery; Theresa Winterhalt, a parishioner in the city deanery; His mother died in 2006. Lynda Statchuk of the diocesan Rural Catechetics office and a parishioner in the After high school Bolen studied Wadena deanery; Victor Granger of Bruno, chair of the Humboldt deanery; and Luke English and Religious Studies at Hergott of St Bruno’s parish in the Humboldt Deanery. (For full coverage, visit the news Campion College at the University archive on the diocesan website: saskatoonrcdiocese.com/news_articles/news_articles.cfm ) of Regina. In 1986 he entered Saint Paul Seminary in Ottawa for the Archdiocese of Regina. He was Ways to increase parish revenue explored ordained to the priesthood Oct. 12, Helping parishes increase their 1991. revenue is the goal now being pursued In September 1994 Bolen began by the diocesan Development Office. doctoral studies at Oxford University “Over the past year we certainly in England, exploring the theology of heard the need, and now with the the agreed statements of the Uniting in Faith campaign wrapping Anglican-Roman Catholic Inter- up, the diocesan development office is national Commission. Before he in a position to support parishes at a could finish the thesis, he was asked greater level,” said Development to take up a teaching post at Campion Officer Don Gorsalitz. College, and was subsequently Stewardship manager Darlene Diocesan stewardship manager Darlene appointed to the Pontifical Council Cooper recently started meeting with Cooper and development officer Don Gorsalitz for Promoting Christian Unity for a parish representatives across the five-year period 2001-2006, which will meet with interested parishes about ways diocese, discussing ways of expanding to increase revenue. was eventually extended to 2008, revenues. Through strategic planning working in the area of relations with and increased communications, the development office will work with parishes to increase the Anglican Communion and World their weekly collections, and build a major and planned gifts program. Methodist Council. At the time of The goal is to go beyond simply meeting needs, to begin to envision programming, his appointment, Bolen was serving services and staffing that might be possible with increased funds, said Gorsalitz. “We’re as Vicar General and as chair of the asking parishes to dare to dream, and we’ll do our best to help them get there,” he said. ecumenical commission in the “It’s important that every parish consider these strategies: urban and rural, large and Archdiocese of Regina, as well as small,” added Cooper. - KLY pastor at Balgonie, Pilot Butte and For more information contact Darlene Cooper at 306-979-3705 or [email protected] Kronau. - KLY A newsletter from the Diocese of Saskatoon, Foundations, February 2010 PAGE 3 Diocesan Congress Day held in deaneries BY KIPLY LUKAN YAWORSKI Days for the entire diocese ran A diocesan Congress Day will be held in each of the seven for two days in October at St. deaneries in the weeks ahead, offering a day of consultation and Patrick Parish; then a conversation focused on the Diocesan Vision as well as on local diocesan-wide Congress Day priorities and concerns. focusing on the Diocesan Director of Pastoral Services Leah Perrault and staff from the Vision was held Nov. 18 at Catholic Pastoral Centre will facilitate the seven Saturday Queen’s House; and finally, Congress Days, which will also involve diocesan ministry the second Congress Day will representatives, deanery and parish pastoral council members, be held in each of the seven priests and pastoral leaders, as well as being open to any deaneries as an all-day interested parishioner. Saturday session, beginning “We are a rare diocese in that our lay and ordained leaders Jan. 23 in Leader, and winding regularly get together for Study Days, to learn and reflect up March 13 in Wadena. together, and for Congress, for consultation and dialogue,” The decision to go out to Perrault said. the deaneries for the second “Over the past few years, this has been done as a four-day day of Congress is a way to gathering with all of the leadership getting together at Queen’s respond to ongoing requests Leah Perrault House. This year we are trying something new – partly because for a greater diocesan presence Director of Pastoral Services our gathering is becoming too large for that facility and partly in areas outside of the city of because we’ve been told that four days in a row is too long for Saskatoon, explained Perrault. pastors and leaders to be away from a parish.” “This is a way to have true consultation at a broader level, at This year, the traditional four-day gathering in Saskatoon was a time when we are working to raise the profile of the deanery split up into segments, held at different times and places – Study structure as a way to work together and to connect with each other,” said Perrault. “It’s also a response to the Uniting in Faith Diocesan Congress Day in the Deaneries campaign, when people were wondering about the role of the An all-day gathering to reflect upon our Diocesan Vision diocese and the work done out of the Catholic Pastoral Centre. In will be held on a Saturday in each of seven deaneries. light of all of that, we felt this year was a good time to take (The diocese of Saskaton is covering all costs) Congress out of the city of Saskatoon and into the deaneries.” Please call your area contact person to register: Each deanery was asked beforehand which of six priorities in the Diocesan Vision they wished to focus on during their Jan.
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