Bishop Baraga Association NON-PROFIT Quarterly Publication of the Bishop Baraga Association ORGANIZATION Executive Director: Rev. Ben Paris c/o Diocese of Marquette U.S. POSTAGE e-mail: [email protected] PAID 347 Rock Street PERMIT #157 Vol. 65, No. 2 Spring 2013 Marquette, MI 49855-4725 Marquette, MI 49855 347 Rock St. Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 227-9117 Editor/Associate Director: Lenora McKeen email: [email protected] Inside This Issue: Director’s Message . 2 Remarkable Characters . 3 Baraga Days Schedule . 6 Visit our website at fredericbaraga.org! Train Travel . 7 Lives Touched by Bishop Baraga An Adventurer . 11 Peter Crebassa was born in the Association News . 13 Red River County of Canada, August 15, 1807… In 1837 at La Support the Cause . 15 Pointe he married Nancy Roussain. The Blessing of Bishop Baraga’s Cross at Cross River, near Shroeder, Baraga presided at the wedding. In Lives Touched by Baraga . 16 Minnesota on September 11, 1932 by Bishop Thomas A. Welch, D.D. 1838 they moved to L’anse, MI of Duluth, MN. A large gathering of priests and laity were present on where he established his own trad- this occasion. (Refer to The Baraga Bulletin Spring 2012 for full article) ing post and served as postmaster. M The Crebassa’s brought their first three children to La Pointe so Baraga could baptize them. They raised their large family in L’anse, MI where many of their descen- dants still reside. (Taken from The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga On Tuesday, p.42) March 26, 2013, I recently had the great pleasure Most Rev. Alexander K. Sample, Archbishop-designate of Portland, to talk to Mr. & Mrs. Crebassa’s Oregon, hosted a Groundbreaking great grandson, Garet M. Peters on The Baraga Bulletin (ISSN 1047-5044) is published by Ceremony for the construction of the phone. Mr. Peters’ The Bishop Baraga Association the Bishop Baraga Chapel in the 347 Rock Street Grandmother is the daughter of Marquette, MI 49855 906-227-9117 St. Peter Cathedral Courtyard, Peter & Nancy Crebassa. www.fredericbaraga.org Marquette, Michigan Visits by Appointment Pride Printing & Mailing Services of Marquette 2 - The Baraga Bulletin — Spring 2013 Spring 2013 — The Baraga Bulletin - 15 A Message From Our Executive Director May 16, 2013 Help Support the Cause! Dear Friends In Christ: Membership Information Shipping/Handling Charges Greetings in the Lord! We continue our work in the diocese and at this time, we have a Diocesan Membership entitles you to receive the Total Amount of Order . Shipping Charge Administrator, Fr. Francis Dobrzenski, who is doing a good job keeping things going. Yet, we earnestly pray quarterly publication The Baraga Bulletin that we will soon have a bishop who will be our leader in all things, but most importantly, in the cause for Worldwide Up to $25.00 . $5.00 Sainthood for Bishop Baraga. We are still preparing for the Baraga Days which will be held in Duluth in Annual . $10.00 Up to $50.00 . $7.00 Life (Individual/Family) . $50.00 October. I hope that you will join us for this. We really need your support and your presence at this special Over $50.00 . $10.00 (no shipping charge added) event. There has been no news as of this date from Rome on our last miracle. Yet, we have to remain patient. Bishop Baraga had much patience and it is from him that we learn the best example of patience. Now as we enter into summer, I am sure that you probably are preparing for many different experiences (summer vaca - The Apostle of the Chippewas (soft cover) M. .e .r . c. h. a. .n . d. .i s. .e . $10.00 tions!). I hope and pray that our Venerable Fredric Baraga will be with you to guide you. May his prayers Diary of Bishop Baraga (soft cover) . $20.00 keep you safe. My prayers are for you and yours as well. Baraga Dictionary of the Ojibway Language (soft cover) . $24.95 Short History of North American Indians by Baraga (soft cover) . $34.95 Dokler ne dobimo, bod vas blagoslovi s svojim dobroto! Life and Labors of Rt. Rev. Baraga by Fr. Verwyst (soft cover) . $22.00 (Until we meet, may God bless you with His goodness!) T-Shirts 100% Cotton (M, L, XL, XXL) . $12.50 Coffee Mugs . $6.00 Marble Based Paperweight (engravable) . $10.00 By Cross and Anchor (soft cover) . $15.00 Rev. Benedetto J. J. Paris Executive Director, Bishop Baraga Association History of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie & Marquette (3 vol. hard cover) . $20.00 Misc. Baraga Notecards, including 1984 USPS Postcard . $1.50 Baraga County Beautiful & Blessed License Plate . $6.50 Christmas Ornaments . $10.00 FDeraro frmien dtsh, e Editor… It is incredible how quick the time goes. This month marks my 1 year Anniversary at the Baraga NEW!! NEW!! Description Quantity Cost Each Total BY CROSS & A NCHOR Association. It has been a great year full of endless opportunities to meet many wonderful supporters of Bishop $15.00 (soft cover) Baraga and the Association. I have also been blessed with the chance to delve deeper into Baraga’s history and learn more about the X = significant impact he had on the Upper Peninsula and to Catholicism in general. One thing remains X = unchanged from the day I started in this position and that is my belief that we still have much work to do. X = There are so many people (including our Youth) that do not know Frederic Baraga. We must continue to teach X = others about him and to strive to be like him. Sending support for the cause: Sub Total = In that regard, the Association has once again been blessed. Following in Baraga’s spirit of generosity, the For prayer request of Singing Slovenes and a group from Duluth have been working tirelessly to plan the upcoming Baraga Days Shipping (see chart) = that will be hosted in their area. We know that holding the event in Duluth may add some distance and cost In Thanksgiving for Membership = HISTORY OF THE for some travelers. Given that concern, the group has been fundraising to help keep the cost down, especially DIOCESE OF SAULT STE . In Memory of Total: (U.S. Funds) = of the meals and the venue. The Association would like to offer a special “Thank You” to them for their com - MARIE & M ARQUETTE mitment to Venerable Frederic Baraga and to Baraga Days. It is with the diligent work of people like these $20.00 (3 volume Please ship order to: hardcover) that others will come to know and love God’s Faithful Servant. Thank You! Name As for Baraga Days, you will receive a ticket for each meal that you attend this year. If you are traveling with a group, your trip coordinator will receive the tickets upon arrival at the hotel. If you are traveling inde - Street pendently, I will mail your tickets to you so please indicate the address you would prefer them to be sent to. City State Zip Each person that attends the Banquets will receive a Baraga Days 2013 button. You will be able to pick that up at the Banquet. Hopefully this will help expedite the “check-in” process for the dinners. Ì Check here if gift, send to: I look forward to seeing many of you in Duluth. If you need assistance with planning your trip please feel Card acknowledgement sent by the Bishop Baraga Association to the recipient should read: free to contact me. God Bless, Send to: Bishop Baraga Association, 347 Rock, Marquette, MI 49855 Len 14 - The Baraga Bulletin — Spring 2013 Spring 2013 — The Baraga Bulletin - 3 Association News Fresh from the Shadow of Frederic Baraga: Michael Oberg; Mrs. Dorothy Morgan Webber; Kianne Wendt; Moving? Please let us know so Some Other Remarkable Characters Occhietti; Michael & Catherine we can update our records! By Michael J. Dunn Pilon; Carol Plowe; Marshall JOIN THE BISHOP BARAGA It is often said that people are judged by the friends retrieved and moved back to Cincinnati. Randall; Patricia Reynders; Wayne BIRTHDAY CLUB We extend a special thank you to they keep. Sometimes, though, relationships are loos - Father Baraga arrived at his Ottawa mission at Arbre Roy; Edward Sanderson; Mary Ann Do you or anyone you know share all that have written to inform us of er than that, just accidental associations or connec - Croche in northern Lower Michigan in 1831. He had St.Andre; Greg Stalboerger; Jeff & the birthday of June 29th with deaths and changes of address. tions. In the case of Venerable Frederic Baraga (1797- as his nearest fellow priest the missionary recently Debbie Uren; Fr. Gregory L. Bishop Baraga? Please if we have your name mis - 1868), the Church has judged him by his heroic virtues assigned to Mackinac Island by Bishop Fenwick. He Veneklase; Herbert Wagner; Kathy For years, lifetime member, June spelled or you know of anyone not rather than his associations, but if we look around was young Father Samuel Mazzuchelli. He had Weber; Chris White; Ms. Evonne Burich, has promoted the life of receiving the newsletter that among the accidental details of his life, we can run learned of the crying need for missionaries in America Winger; Bishop Baraga. Please write to should be receiving it, let us know! across some very interesting people with whom he had while he was in a Dominican seminary in his native her if you or someone special A gentle reminder - the post office casual associations but were important or interesting in Italy, and he had interrupted his studies when he was NEW YOUTH MEMBERS shares the same Birthday as our does not forward 3rd class mail.