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The DIOCESAN Chronicle
The Official News of the Diocese of Baker
Published every two weeks for the sake of the unity of the Diocese and the
“greater good of souls”
November 4, 2012
Volume 3, Number 23
PARISH NEWS: St. William, Ione & St. Patrick, Heppner
Youth of St. William Parish, Ione, and St. Patrick
Parish, Heppner, attended a Retreat on Sunday, Oct. 14.
PARISH NEWS: Holy Family Church, Burns
Respect Life Sunday, October 7th, brought pro-life
gathering opportunities at Holy Family Parish, in Burns.
First, the parish pro-life committee along with the High
School students sponsored the coffee hour after the
9:00 a.m. Holy Mass. Families brought breakfast breads
and treats asking for donations to help with the pro-life
ministry which includes a pro-life billboard, and gift
bundles to new moms dispersed at the local hospital.
During the coffee hour, there was a pro-life voting table
set up with information about voting pro-life, as well as
pro-life stickers, pins, and bracelets.
The theme of the retreat was the Sacrament of
Confirmation. Father Gerry spoke of the graces of the
sacrament, Kathy Fullmer spoke of the gifts of the Holy
Spirit, Mary Ann Elguezabal told of the life of St. Joan of Arc,
with a symbolic presentation of her being burned at the
stake symbolizing Joan's courage for her faith, Maureen
McElligott introduced a tableau of the Last Supper, and Joe
Lindsay spoke of the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in
salvation history. Interspersed were various projects.
Appropriate hymns were practiced, one of which was
composed by Joe Lindsay. These hymns will be sung when
Bishop Liam Cary administers the sacrament of Confirmation
on Sunday, October 28. The Retreat concluded with the
lighting of each student’s candle to symbolize their going
forth to bring the light of Christ to others.
At 2:30-3:30 p.m. the annual Life Chain took place
on Broadway Street in downtown Burns. The submitted
photo shows most of the folks who came and
participated. We had over 65 participants with lots of
new faces from a variety of Churches in town.
BISHOP CARY’S SCHEDULE:
Nov. 3-4:
Confirmation, St. Bridget of Kildare, Nyssa
Nov. 5:
Meet with Catholic Extension
Nov. 7:
Meet with Catholic Charities; LFF Board Meeting
Nov. 8:
Meet with Key Bank
Nov. 9-11:
Day of the Son, Powell Butte Retreat Center
Nov. 12-16:
USCCB Meeting, Baltimore
Nov. 16-18:
Day of the Spirit, Powell Butte Retreat Center
Nov. 17-18:
Confirmation, St. Pius X, Klamath Falls
Nov. 19-20:
Meet with Verus Health
Nov. 29-Dec.1: Day of Recollection, New Jersey
Dec. 5:
Diocesan Finance Council Meeting
Dec. 7:
Mass and Confirmation at the Prison in Pendleton
Dec. 8-9:
Masses at St. Mary, Pendleton
Dec. 10-14:
Audit for Protecting God’s Children Program
Dec. 16
Mass at Our Lady of Angels, Hermiston
Dec. 20:
St. Vincent de Paul Board Meeting, Redmond
Last Supper Tableau
Students working on a project.
Preparing for the “burning” of St. Joan of Arc, who
demonstrated great courage and faith.
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TO BE A DIOCESE by Very Rev. Rick Fischer, V.G.
When the Clergy assembled at the Diocesan Retreat
Center recently, Bishop Cary reflected with them about
the impact of his call to the Episcopacy. It reminded him
of the universality of the Catholic Church. His life was
filled with being the Pastor of a parish, and his full
attention was given to taking care of the parish. As a
bishop, his mission is much broader, including a whole
diocese, and in a very real way, the entire Church.
I find that my experience has been similar. In March,
I was appointed Vicar General for the Diocese of Baker.
Up to that time, I too was immersed in the life of the
parish of St. Pius X in Klamath Falls. With the
appointment to Vicar General, my world was immediately
broadened to include the entire Diocese. This has been,
for me, a wonderful experience.
Having been ordained for the Diocese of Baker in
1976, and serving in many parishes and positions in the
diocese, I have found a reawakening within myself of a
sense of “Diocese.”
I have had the opportunity to travel again to various
parishes and I have become keenly aware of how united
we are as a diocese, even though we may be physically
quite distant from each other. The beauty of this unity is
a matter which we should really ponder during this Year
of Faith. United with our Bishop, we are then united with
all dioceses in the world-the entire Church!
Speaking for myself, I realize how easy it is for
priests and Laity to become “parochial.” “Being
parochial” means that my vision of church is limited to my
own parish. I care for and will give my all to the parish.
This is wonderful and important, but it is only half of the
picture. As a Catholic, my view must also go beyond my
own parish and its particular needs or wants.
Being a Catholic means that I and my parish are
constantly concerned about the good of the Diocese
and the larger Church. The Bishop’s annual appeal and
the Parish Assessment provide the diocese with the
resources to support many parish activities such as
Youth Ministry, Religious Education, and the Marriage
Tribunal. These diocesan offices are a tremendous help
to the local parish ministry, especially in our smaller
parishes. The staff members at the Diocesan Pastoral
Center are just a phone call away and are ready to help
any parish.
I invite all Catholics to take time to visit other
churches in our Diocese. One Sunday at Mass, I asked
the St. Pius X congregation, “How many of you have
ever seen the Diocesan Cathedral in Baker City?” Not
many raised their hands. I invite you to make a
pilgrimage to our Cathedral.
To be a Diocese invites us to look beyond ourselves,
to look at the many cities and towns that are united
under the leadership of Bishop Cary.
SER DIÓCESIS por el Muy Rev. Rick Fischer, V.G.
Cuando el clero se reunió recientemente en el Centro
de Retiros Diocesano, el Obispo Cary reflexiono con ellos
sobre el impacto de su llamado al episcopado. Le recordó
la universalidad de la Iglesia Católica. Su vida era ser el
pastor de una parroquia, y toda su atención la ponía al
cuidado de la parroquia. Como Obispo, su misión es
mucho más amplia, incluye toda una diócesis, y de una
manera muy real, toda la Iglesia.
Creo que mi experiencia ha sido similar. En marzo,
fui nombrado Vicario General de la Diócesis de Baker.
Hasta ese momento, yo también estaba inmerso en la
vida de la parroquia de San Pío X en Klamath Falls. Con
el nombramiento de Vicario General, mi mundo
inmediatamente se amplió, e incluyo toda la diócesis.
Esto ha sido, para mí, una experiencia maravillosa.
Fui ordenado para la Diócesis de Baker en 1976, y he
servido en muchas parroquias y posiciones en la diócesis,
he encontrado en mí un nuevo despertar, un nuevo
sentido de “Diócesis”.
He tenido la oportunidad de viajar de nuevo a
diversas parroquias y me he concientizado de la unidad
que somos como diócesis, a pesar de estar físicamente
muy distantes unos de otros. La belleza de esta unidad es
algo en lo que debemos reflexionar durante este Año de
la fe. Unidos, a nuestro Obispo, estamos unidos a todas
las diócesis del mundo-¡a toda la Iglesia!
Por lo que a mi toca, me doy cuenta de lo fácil que es
para los sacerdotes y laicos el ser “parroquial”. “Ser
parroquial” significa que mi visión de la iglesia se limita a mi
propia parroquia. Cuido y le doy todo a la parroquia. Esto es
maravilloso e importante, pero es sólo la mitad de la
imagen. Como católico, mi punto de vista debe ir más allá
de mi propia parroquia y de sus necesidades o deseos.
Ser Católico significa que, yo y mi parroquia debemos
preocuparnos por el bien de la diócesis y de la Iglesia
universal. La Apelación Anual del Obispo y la cuota asignada
a la parroquia proporciona a la diócesis los recursos
necesarios para apoyar las actividades de muchas parroquias,
como la Pastoral Juvenil, Educación Religiosa, y el Tribunal
Matrimonial. Estas oficinas diocesanas son de gran ayuda
para el ministerio local de la parroquia, especialmente en
nuestras parroquias pequeñas. El personal del Centro Pastoral
Diocesano esta a la distancia de una llamada telefónica y
todos están listos para ayudar a cualquier parroquia.
Invito a todos los católicos a tomar el tiempo para
visitar otras iglesias en nuestra Diócesis. Un domingo en
la misa, le pregunté a la congregación de San Pío X:
“¿Cuántos de ustedes han visto la Catedral Diocesana en
Baker City?” No muchos levantaron la mano. Los invito a
hacer una peregrinación a la Catedral.
El ser una Diócesis nos invita a mirar más allá de
nosotros mismos, de ver las muchas ciudades y pueblos
que se unen bajo el liderazgo del Obispo Cary.
We are the Diocese of Baker. “Rejoice and be glad!”
Somos la Diócesis de Baker. “¡Estemos alegres y contentos!”
Fr. Rick Fischer, Vicar General
Fr. Rick Fischer, Vicario General
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PRIESTLY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES:
Congratulations to Reverend Rogatian Urassa, pastor
of Sacred Heart Church in Klamath Falls, on his ordination
anniversary of November 20, 1983.
We are most grateful for the years of service of all
our Priests and Bishops. Please keep them in your prayers.
NOTICIAS HISPANAS: Año de la Fe
Benedicto XVI concederá a los fieles la indulgencia plenaria
con motivo del Año de la Fe que será válida desde su apertura (11
de octubre de 2012 hasta su clausura, 24 de noviembre de 2013).
“En el cincuenta aniversario de la apertura del Concilio
Vaticano II el Sumo Pontífice ha establecido el inicio de un Año
particularmente dedicado a la profesión de la fe y a su recta
interpretación, con la lectura y la meditación de los Actos del
Concilio y de los artículos del Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica”.
“Ya que se trata, ante todo, de desarrollar por cuanto sea
posible en esta tierra la santidad de vida y de obtener, en el
grado más alto la pureza del alma, será muy útil el don de las
indulgencias que la Iglesia, en virtud del poder conferido de
Cristo, ofrece a cuantos que, con las debidas disposiciones,
cumplen las prescripciones especiales para conseguirlas”.
“Durante todo Año de la fe podrán conseguir la
Indulgencia plenaria de la pena temporal por los propios
pecados o en sufragio de las almas de los fieles difuntos,
todos los fieles arrepentidos, confesados, que hayan
comulgado sacramentalmente y que recen según las
intenciones del pontífice:
Cada vez que participen al menos en tres momentos de
predicación durante las Sagradas Misiones, o al menos, en tres
lecciones sobre los Actos del Concilio Vaticano II y sobre los
artículos del Catecismo de la Iglesia en cualquier lugar idóneo.
Cada vez que visiten en peregrinación una basílica papal,
una catacumba cristiana o un lugar sagrado designado por el
Ordinario del lugar para el Año de la Fe (por ejemplo basílicas
menores, santuarios marianos o de los apóstoles y patronos) y
participen en una ceremonia sacra o, al menos, se recojan
durante un tiempo en meditación y concluyan con el rezo del
Padre nuestro, la Profesión de fe, las invocaciones a la Virgen
María y, según el caso, a los santos apóstoles o patronos.
Cada vez que en los días determinados por el Ordinario
del lugar para el Año de la Fe, participen en cualquier lugar
sagrado en una solemne celebración eucarística o en la liturgia
de las horas, añadiendo la Profesión de fe.
Un día, elegido libremente, durante el Año de la Fe, para
visitar el baptisterio o lugar donde recibieron el sacramento del
Bautismo, si renuevan las promesas bautismales de cualquier
forma legítima.
Los obispos diocesanos, en los días oportunos o con
ocasión de las celebraciones principales, podrán impartir la
Bendición Papal con la Indulgencia plenaria a los fieles.
Los fieles que “por enfermedad o justa causa” no puedan
salir de casa o del lugar donde se encuentren, podrán obtener
la indulgencia plenaria, si recen, allí donde se encuentren, el
Padre nuestro, la Profesión de fe u otras oraciones conformes
a la finalidad del Año de la Fe ofreciendo sus sufrimientos o los
problemas de su vida”.
This Year of Faith offers new beginnings and rediscoveries…
Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ!
As my family is settling into our new
surroundings I am grateful to all who have
extended a welcoming hand and hearty
hello. Moving a family of five over 1,000
miles and starting a new job is quite a
journey! Our little journey provided many new beginnings
and rediscoveries. We have new beginnings in our home,
parish, school, and community. With these changes, we
have also experienced rediscoveries in what matters most
in life, faith and family. As the Church ushers in the Year of
Faith (Oct. 11, 2012 - Nov. 24, 2013), all Catholics around the
world are invited to rediscover our faith as a journey – “a
journey that lasts a lifetime…begins with baptism…and
ends with the passage through death to eternal life.”
This Year of Faith offers a unique opportunity to
encounter the Risen Christ and to rediscover the “beauty
and joy of being Christian.” Truly, the Year of Faith is “a
summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the
Lord, the one Saviour of the world.” How, might you ask, am
I to experience such a conversion? The key is found in the
name of Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Letter which introduces
the Year of Faith, “Porta Fidei,” which literally means “door
of faith” and is taken from the words of Acts 14:27: “…they
gathered the church together and declared all that God had
done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to
the Gentiles.” So too we are summoned by the Church to
gather together in the name of Christ and fully discover
what God has done for us. To this end, over the course of
the Year of Faith and beyond, many opportunities will be
provided to know, live, and share our faith.
By way of an introduction to rediscovering the
splendor of our faith, I encourage you to visit our new
diocesan website page entitled; “Evangelization and
Catechesis” at http://dioceseofbaker.org/reled.htm(formerly
entitled “Religious Education,”). On this webpage you will
find a new look with links to resources, programs, and
videos, concerning the Year of Faith and on ways to learn
and grow in our faith. Over the coming months, we will be
adding content and offering opportunities to deepen our
knowledge of the faith and, I pray, to deepen our
relationship with Jesus Christ. I also encourage everyone in
the diocese to take the survey (upper right hand corner of
new webpage) so that we can best serve the needs of our
Catholic Community in Eastern Oregon. My brothers and
sisters in Christ, it is an honor and privilege to serve the
Diocese of Baker, especially as we celebrate the Year of
Faith. I look forward to our journey to opening wide the
door of our faith – indeed, to discover the splendor and
symphony of the Catholic Church – to then share Christ
and
his
Church
with
the
entire
world!
Barry Metzentine, Director of RE and Faith Formation
1
Pope Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei, for the Indiction of the Year of
Faith, 1; hereafter, “PF.” 2 Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, note
with pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith, Intro. 3 PF, 6.
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ALL SOULS DAY: “The month of November draws its special spiritual tone from the two days with which it opens: the
Solemnity of All Saints and the Commemoration of all the faithful departed. The great family of the Church finds in these
days a time of grace and lives them, in accordance with her vocation, gathered closely around the Lord in prayer and
offering his redeeming Sacrifice for the repose of the deceased faithful.”
— Pope Benedict XVII 11 November, 2005
IN MEMORIAM
DIOCESE OF BAKER
“IT IS A HOLY AND WHOLESOME THOUGHT TO PRAY FOR THE DEAD”
REMEMBER THE DECEASED BISHOPS AND PRIESTS OF
THE DIOCESE OF BAKER IN THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS.
Jan.
5, 1908
5, 1955
6, 1985
17, 1981
17, 2002
20, 1971
23, 1934
24, 1950
31, 1937
31, 1975
Very Rev. John Heinrich
Rev. Edward O’D Hynes
Rev. William Coughlin, OFM Cap.
Most Rev. Francis P. Leipzig*
Rev. Robert E. Simard
Rev. William Roden
Rev. Joseph Schmidt
Rev. John Delahunty
Rev. M.J. Kelly
Rev. Peter J. Duignan
1, 1958
4, 1983
8, 1934
9, 1997
11, 1937
11, 2007
13, 1959
14, 1948
16, 2004
18, 2011
22, 1952
25, 2005
Rev. Patrick J. Stack
Rev. David J. Hazen
Rev. Thomas M. Neate, S.J.
Rev. John Baumgartner
Rev. Luke Sheehan, OFM, Cap.
Rev. Timothy Collins
Rev. Felix Geis
Rev. John O’Donovan
Rev. Msgr. Bernard Keating
Rev. Robert Van Sickler
Rev. Thomas Brady
Rev. Cletus Kirkpatrick
9, 1929
15, 2000
21, 1978
24, 1988
24, 1991
26, 1909
31, 1950
Rev. Hugh Marshall
Rev. Juan Turula, S.J.
Rev. Edmund M. Fern
Rev. Patrick J. Lunham
Rev. Thomas Endel
Rev. John Bradley
Most Rev. Leo F. Fahey*
3, 1933
3, 1978
8, 1942
9, 1928
11, 1967
12, 1967
19, 1995
26, 1993
Rev. Patrick O’Rourke
Rev. James M. O’Connor
Rev. John Wand
Rev. Joseph M. Cataldo, S.J.
Rev. Otto Nooy
Most Rev. Joseph F. McGrath*
Rev. John Murphy M.Afr
Rev. Msgr. Timothy Casey
May
4, 2011
6, 1984
7, 1919
21, 2007
24, 2006
27, 1936
Rev. W. Raymond Jarboe
Rev. Msgr. George A. Murphy
Rev. John Kerr
Rev. Martin Quigley
Rev. Richard J. Conway
Rev. Joseph Schell
June
1, 2012
3, 1939
4, 1945
18, 1965
28, 1943
Rev. Daniel Ochiabuto, SMMM
Rev. Harold A. Reiley, S.J.
Rev. August F. Loeser
Rev. John T. Curran
Rev. Denis Sheedy
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
July
6, 1975
10, 1973
10, 1989
13, 1920
14, 1988
24, 1977
27, 1946
Rev. Donal Sullivan, OFM Cap.
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. McMahon
Rev. A. Robert Miller
Rev. Patrick Driscoll
Rev. Leo Stupfel
Rev. John M. Kenney
Rev. James H. Maloney
Aug.
3, 1995
10, 1992
26, 2005
Rev. Joseph B. Hayes
Rev. Charles Graves
Rev. John F. Cunningham
Sept.
6, 1978
13, 2006
16, 1964
19, 1964
22, 1992
24, 2009
27, 2004
29, 1975
30, 1958
Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Gaire
Rev. Joseph Kelbel
Rev. Vincent Egan
Rev. Michael Ahearne
Rev. Jocelyn St. Arnaud
Rev. Msgr. Matthew Crotty
Rev. Carl H. Gillen
Rev. Simon Coughlan, OFM Cap.
Rev. Robert Kennedy
Oct.
2, 1980
15, 2001
17, 1935
24, 1908
28, 1918
31, 1996
Rev. John B. O’Connor
Rev. Msgr. William S. Stone
Rev. Dominic O’Connor, OFM, Cap
Rev. John Joseph Landry, S.J.
Rev. John Moriarity
Rev. Henry A. Beegan
Nov.
2, 1942
10, 1976
14, 1977
15, 1975
22, 1999
22, 2007
Rev. Michael Dalton
Rev. Thomas J. Moore
Rev. Francis McCormick
Rev. George French, S.J.
Rev. Msgr. John F. Phelan
Rev. Francis Hebert
Dec.
2, 1918
2, 1941
2, 1971
3, 1927
8, 1970
11, 1993
14, 1967
15, 1960
16, 1982
22, 1937
23, 2007
Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Bronsgeest
Rev. James L. McKenna, S.J.
Rev. Benjamin Kierman
Rev. Thomas Cantwell
Rev. Celestin Quinlan, OFM Cap.
Rev. Msgr. Charles Timothy Grant
Rev. Daniel Duffy, OFM Cap.
Rev. Thomas McTeigue
Rev. John A. O’Brien
Rev. James Walsh
Rev. Msgr. Raymond Beard
September, 2012
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