Holy Cross Province News May 2020 May Updates... Birthdays 4 Jorge Stanfield • The Provincial Council meets May 19-21, via Zoom video conferencing. 15 Patricio Manosalvas • The Spring issue of our Province magazine, The Passionists, is now 20 Conor Quinn online. It is available here. 21 Bob Crossmyer Sebastian MacDonald • The 7th Annual Rey of Hope Gala to benefit Holy Family Cristo Rey 23 Mike Higgins Catholic High School in Birmingham, Alabama, has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 2, 2020. 24 John Hilgert • Though we cannot celebrate in person this year, the Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province congratulates the 2020 graduating classes from Professions Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois; Holy Family Cristo Rey 28 Justin Nelson Catholic High School and Holy Family Academy, Birmingham, Alabama; Bruno D’Souza and St. Agnes School, Louisville, Kentucky. Best wishes to all of you as you begin the next chapter of your life! Ordinations 7 Justin Nelson 8 Bob Weiss 13 Richard Burke 16 Mike Higgins LOOKING FORWARD... 21 Bob Crossmyer 22 Enno Dango 23 Ken O’Malley May 10 Mother’s Day Blaise Czaja 24 Ronan Newbold May 16 Richard Thomson Feast of St. Gemma Galgani 25 Peter Berendt May 24 26 Don Webber Feast of the Ascension Pat Brennan May 25 27 Frank Keenan Memorial Day 28 Hugo Esparza-Pérez May 31 Alfredo Ocampo Visitation of the 31 Sebastian MacDonald Blessed Virgin Mary John Hilgert St. Gemma Galgani Pentecost Holy Cross Province, 660 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Submit news to Claire Smith: [email protected] Address changes to Loretta Ciesielski: [email protected] Page 2 Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic... Our Passionist Family around Holy Cross Province has reached out through online services, including Masses, prayer services and virtual retreats, and responding to the needs of their local community through outreach programs. Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center Sierra Madre, California When California’s Governor instituted the stay at home order for the state, Mater Dolorosa closed the retreat center to in-person gatherings. In response, Director Michael Cunningham and the retreat center staff opened their hearts and their kitchen, establishing a food ministry to feed those in need in their local community. The National Catholic Reporter highlighted Mater Dolorosa’s food ministry in an article published on May 5, 2020. Click here to read the full article. Staff preparing meals in Mater Dolorosa’s kitchen. Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center Houston, Texas Holy Name retreat center was closed when the state of Texas issued a stay at home order. The retreat center produced a video to let their retreatants and the local community know that they are missed, and they are loved. Watch the video on our website. Ministry Vision Fulfillment Team Holy Cross Province The Ministry Vision Fulfillment Team produced a video highlighting some of the ministerial outreach from our Passionist Family in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video on our website. The Passionist Earth & Spirit Center Louisville, Kentucky The Passionist Earth & Spirit Center is offering several spiritual resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Earth & Spirit Center’s website to see the variety of offerings available. Page 3 Photo Ops... In this time of COVID-19 and isolation, Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center reached out to the local first responders to see what they needed. In response, some of the board members and staff at Holy Name made face masks for the local police department. The masks were very much appreciated! Penny Woodworth gets to enjoy some attention from John Monzyk, CP, at Sacred Heart Monastery in Louisville, Kentucky. Penny’s owner, Kay Woodworth, is the Senior Care Assistant at Sacred Heart. During the pandemic quarantine, Kay (and Penny) are living at Sacred Heart to reduce Kay’s exposure to external contacts in order to protect our senior Passionists. Thank you, Kay, for your commitment and care. The magnolia tree in front of St. Vincent Strambi Community is in bloom. This is a sure sign of spring in Chicago! Page 4 Korean Martyrs Catholic Church... Chicago, Illinois Tu-Jin Kim, CP, and Don Webber, CP, video record the daily Mass for parishioners of Korean Martyrs Catholic Church. On Sundays, the Mass is livestreamed, and the people of the parish are delighted to have this connection. Sisters Angela, Agnes and Martha, Sisters of Charity on Seton Hill (SC), do the recording. Sister Agnes, SC, was attending CTU, but when the Illinois stay at home order was issued, she came to stay at the parish with her two fellow sisters. (l-r): Don Webber, CP, and Tu-Jin Kim, CP, (l-r): Sisters Angela, SC; Sister Agnes, SC; recording a daily Mass. and Sister Martha, SC, during Mass. Congratulations... Congratulations to Passionist student, Soohoon Hur! Soohoon graduated magna cum laude from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Congratulations and all the best to you, Soohoon on your well-deserved achievement! Soohoon with his degree. St. Vincent Strambi Community: (l-r front row): Conor Quinn, CP; Alfredo Ocampo, CP; Soohoon Hur, and David Colhour, CP. (back row): Don Senior, CP; John Schork, CP; Phillip Donlan, CP; John Auram, CP; and Robin Ryan, CP. Page 5 Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center... Citrus Heights, California Christ the King learned they they were approved for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The funds from this program will help Christ the King keep many important and well loved staff members on the payroll during these challenging times. During the stay at home order in California, Christ the King’s efforts and opportunities to connect with the surrounding community remain abundant. Check-in phone calls, prayer offerings and bi-weekly reflections are just some of the things being done to let everyone know the Passionist Family at Christ the King is walking together with them during this challenging time. Christ the King livestreams Mass with Jack Conley, CP, every Thursday at 9:00 am, PDT, via Facebook. During these quiet days and slowed down pace, here are a couple of special moments captured through photos at the retreat center: Christ the King’s resident rabbit’s daily outing and the abundant colors from the flowers in bloom. From Darkness to Light By Roz Salter St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center Detroit, Michigan From within any darkness, if prayer is abound, and hope is abundant, God’s light can be found. If we follow the light, and pray for His grace, it can lead to a future, that all can embrace. And while the retreat center sleeps, with rooms silent and bare, the staff longs for the day, when again, you’re under our care. But to awaken the Center, we will take steps that are best, to bring forth a safe comfort, to each of our guests. And until that days comes, when we’re no longer apart know we miss you and love you with our Passionist heart!.