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ISSN: 0029-7739 $ 1.00 per copy BSERVER OOfficial Newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford Volume 83 | No. 26 http://observer.rockforddiocese.org FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2018 Bishop Ordains New Priest At the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford, one new priest and three new transitional deacons are ordained at an ordination Mass on June 2. pages 4-5 (Observer photos/Penny Wiegert) Rev. Mr. John Kladar, Bishop David Malloy, Rev. Mr. Charles Warren and Rev. Mr. Robert Blood pose photo after the seminarians were ordained as transitional deacons. They are scheduled to be or- Newly ordained Father Jhonatan Sarmiento poses with Bishop David Malloy at dained priests of the Rockford Diocese next year. the Cathedral of St. Peter on June 2 after the ordination Mass. Plaudits and Prayers Greet Class of 2018 LEFT: Boylan Edge recip- ients pose at graduation in Rockford, May 25. The students lived key values during high school. RIGHT: Bishop Da- vid Malloy prays with Newman graduates in Sterling. The five young men joined the Knights of Columbus before graduation. Graduation, pages 9-18 (Cutline credit) This Issue Inside Bishop Malloy ....................... 2 Headliners ............................... 3 St. Bernadette Aurora Schools One Gown Ordination .......................... 4-5 School To Close Mark Pasts At a Time Diocesan .................... 6, 27-28 Around the Diocese ........ 7-8 Next Year Before their students Volunteers Graduation ....................... 9-19 Rockford families opt enter the Pope St. share love by Nation/World ............... 20-21 to move their children John Paul II Catholic turning wedding Academy, two schools gowns into baby Forever Family ............. 22-23 ahead of next year’s (left and right) mark gowns. Our Catholic View ....... 24-25 new school opening. their pasts. For the Record .................... 26 page 3 Forever Family, pages 8-9 Media/Arts ............................ 27 page 6 2 | FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2018 | The Observer Our Task Must Continue: Witness, The Observer (ISSN 0029- 7739), is published weekly, Pray, Support the Life of the Unborn except fi ve times a year by the Diocese of Rockford, ecently, a referendum mindset and the values of a therefore support for the pre- 555 Colman Center Dr., P.O. Box 7044, Rockford, IL 61125 was held in Ireland society. It is a witness to who we born, is not simply a Catholic Phone: 815/399-4300; Fax that opens the door understand and profess ourselves question. Yes, we heed the 815/399-6225. to a change in the to be. commandment, “Thou shalt not Periodical postage paid at Rconstitution of that country. As a refl ection of that self- kill.” But the justifi cation for that Rockford, Ill., and additional Since 1983 the Irish understanding, we regulate our conviction can be reached by mail offi ces. 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