Message What’s Inside? FROM THE PAGE 1-2 PAGE 3 MessAGE FROM THE FROM THE Desk OF THE FOUNDATION DEAN FOUNDATION TITAN TIdbITS, REUNIONS, RETURN OF THE HOLY COW CLUB BY MIKE KIEDROWSKI PAGE 4-7 PAGE 8 GLANCING BACK AND CHAPLAIn’S CORNER LOOKING FORWARD CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK 2015 he Lord surely works the opportunity to work with PAGE 9 PAGE 10 FINE ARTS SHOWCASE WINTER-FALL SPORTS in mysterious ways!” President Steve Glasser, RecAP Twas the comment I Director of Advancement John shared with Monsignor Gene Odermann and the campaign Lindemann, 1975 graduate of cabinet which triggered a Trinity High School and now great start to our campaign. Moderator of the Curia and I am honored to work PAGE 11 PAGE 12-14 THAT’S ELEMENTARY! HONOR ROLL OF Vicar General for the Diocese beside a team of professionals DONORS of Bismarck on December 31, including Steve, John and FAMILY CONNecTION 2014 as I transitioned from my Advancement Office Assistant diocese office to this new and Tammy Hovet. This makes for exciting opportunity with the a great team which brings a PAGE 15 Dickinson Catholic Schools variety of experiences and ADVANCEMENT TALK on January 1, 2014. “Oh, yes capabilities to the multifaceted He does,” Monsignor Gene fund development arena. responded with a reassuring Often times we forget the nod and a genuine smile. enormous pressure put on The TITAN ECHOES is a publication for The transition from my philanthropy to operate and alumni and their families, diocesan assignment to the advance our Catholic Schools. student and parents, patrons, Dickinson Catholic Schools Our operating budget alone parishioners & businesses. Director of Major and relies heavily on fund raising Check out Planned Giving gives me (30%) and parish subsidy (30%). dickinsoncatholicschools.com to view the electronic version of this issue, the opportunity to dedicate Tuition covers the remaining as well as additional photos, articles, 100% of my time to the 40%. You throw in a multimillion and commentary. advancement of our schools. dollar capital campaign HELP US OFFSET PRODUCTION COSTS. First up is the management and the need to grow our Make a donation today! of the capital campaign f o u n d a t i o n , to rebuild our high school and we and to build an elementary have quite a DCS CONTACTS school on the Trinity campus philanthropic DCS BOARD PResIdeNT DIRecTOR OF ADVANCEMENT to house the elementary c h a l l e n g e . Monsignor Patrick Schumacher John Odermann (‘02) students. That project will take To meet [email protected] [email protected] $32 million. Simultaneously, these goals DCS PResIdeNT ADVANCEMENT AssISTANT our endowment (Dickinson i m m e d i a t e Steve Glasser Tammy Hovet [email protected] Catholic Schools Foundation) gifts of cash [email protected] ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL FOUNDATION PResIdeNT needs to grow to ensure not and assets JoLyn Tessier Chad Brusseau (’84) only the future of our schools, are needed. [email protected] [email protected] but the future of our church for However, the DEAN OF STUdeNTS DIRecTOR OF MAJOR Father Kregg Hochhalter (‘03) AND PLANNED GIVING generations to come. p r o m o t i o n [email protected] Mike Kiedrowski [email protected] I did get a running start on of planned CHAPLAIN Father Thomas Graafsgard the campaign process with giving is Editor: Kelli (Hochhalter) Schneider (‘98) [email protected] Bishop Kagan’s thoughtful paramount in [email protected] assignment to assist with the securing the Graphic Design: Jessina Kary capital campaign in October future of our [email protected] 2014. During that time I had schools. 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