3 of Image the Week OUR DIOCESE Where in the diocese can it be found? Kendall Park parish supports ‘twin’ in Mongolia Last issue's image... By Christina Leslie ment of Archbishop Alfred Xuereb as Above, Deacon Denis F. Mayer, center, of Correspondent Apostolic Nuncio in South Korea and St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish, Ken- Mongolia, two of the Church’s fastest- dall Park, and his wife, Carol (at his right), The old adage “Charity begins at home” growing areas. St. Augustine’s pastor, pose with clergy and members of Mary, holds true, even when “home” is a land Father Robert G. Lynam, invited Arch- the Mother of Mercy Parish, Arvaikheer, more than 6,000 miles away. bishop Xuereb to concelebrate Mass, a Mongolia, and its Ulaanbaatar Prefec- St. Augustine of Canterbury Par- liturgy even more blessed because of ture, during a pilgrimage to Mongolia to ish, Kendall Park, reached out to its the presence of the archbishop’s ex- visit the sister parish in July 2019. Barbara twin parish of Mary, the Mother of tended family members. Corio, a member of St. Augustine's, also Mercy in Arvaikheer, Mongolia, this According to the website GCatho- made the pilgrimage. spring in a generous display of faith, lic.org, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is an sending the fl edgling parish and its apostolic prefecture, or a ‘pre-dioc- three missions, 25 priests and two Ulaanbaatar Prefecture a donation of esan’ missionary jurisdiction not yet seminarians to minister to the Catholic $15,000. The money will be used to suffi ciently developed for diocesan fl ock. complete a project to refurbish its fi ve- status. It is estimated that the region is In July 2019, Deacon Denis F. May- story headquarters’ offi ces, add guest host to roughly 1,317 Catholics, or less er, who exercises his ministry at St. Au- rooms and build a new seminary. than one percent of its total popula- gustine’s, and parishioner Barbara Corio St. Augustine’s relationship with tion of more than three million people. were members of a pilgrimage to Mongo- the Mongolian faith family was forged Covering about 580,000 square miles, lia with the Consolata Fathers to visit their in 2018 with Pope Francis’ appoint- the prefecture contains eight parishes, sister parish in Arvaikheer, a town near the The image, which was featured Gobi Desert. The domed structure, known on page 3 of the May issue of The as a ger, was adorned with a homemade Catholic Spirit, can be found at St. THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT JULY 22, 2021 altar and cross, and the people’s smiling Jude Parish, Blairstown faces needed no translation. “It was just a baby Church,” re- called Father Lynam. “Their Catholic The winner is... faith was just beginning.” Father Edward Czarcinski, pastor, Relationships between the two Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Mill- faith families continued to grow; even town. the students in St. Augustine School sent videos, pictures and gifts to their To be a winner, you must call young counterparts. (732) 562-2424 after 9 a.m. Monday. Once pastor of Mary, Mother of The rst caller to correctly identify the Mercy Parish and a member of the image and its location will receive Consolata Fathers, Bishop Giorgio a one year subscription, renewal Some of the $15,000 donated by St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish will help Marengo of the Apostolic Prefecture or gift subscription to The Catholic refurbish o ces in the Ulaanbaatar Prefecture's headquarters, add guest rooms Continued on page 7 Spirit. Those who correctly and build a new seminary. — photos courtesy of Bishop Giorgio Marengo shared his concerns about the identify an image are not eligible to take another guess for 90 days. Parish in diocese donates $15,000 to help ‘baby Church’ spread Gospel 7 OUR DIOCESE Continued from page 3 Lynam reports. shared his concerns about the growing A wire transfer completed, and Church of Mongolia in a May 12 letter with funds in hand to complete the to Father Lynam. project, Bishop Marengo’s jubilant “The Catholic Church is, in ef- response arrived in a May 31 missive. fect, a ‘little flock,’ which seeks to Father Lynam shared pictures deepen in faith and make it bear fruit of the modern, four-story building in solidarity and promotion of the primed for renovation thanks to the values of the Kingdom, in constant parish’s help, and said, “We have a dialogue with the faithful of other re- spiritual relationship with Bishop ligious traditions and with people of Giorgio and want to build up the good will,” Bishop Marengo wrote. Church in more formal ways.” The bishop requested a donation He added, “It is a natural re- from St. Augustine’s to renovate the sponse to evangelization of this ‘baby prefecture’s 26-year-old headquarters, Church,’ growing day by day, and we create new offices and guest rooms, are happy to be part of spreading the and, most important for their future, Gospel.” to set aside space to begin formation of any seminarians they might enroll. “As you may have guessed, the need for local clergy is absolutely of prime importance, precisely to grow in an ever-greater sense of ‘diocesan- Deacon Denis F. Mayer of St. Augustine of ity’ and hope for a real rootedness of Canterbury Parish, Kendall Park (back row the faith,” Bishop Marengo wrote. holding frame), poses with then-Father, “We would like to prepare ourselves now Bishop Giorgio Marengo (center) to welcome the young people whom and members of its twin parish, Mary, the the Holy Spirit will raise up.” Mother of Mercy in Arvaikheer, Mongolia The parish’s donation of $15,000 at the community’s ger or church (also at came from money raised by its Out- left) in July 2019. 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