12 NEW DEACONS ARE ORDAINED FOR THE DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS

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1 DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS C A T H O L I C TIMES A journal of Catholic life in Ohio DECEMBER 2, 2012 FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT VOLUME 62: NEW DEACONS ARE ORDAINED FOR THE DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS

2 2 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 7 The Editor s Notebook Ministers of Word and Charity Last weekend was a very special time for the Diocese of Columbus as we witnessed the ordination of 12 new permanent deacons. We pray regularly for men to answer the call to the priesthood, where the need is critical. We also ask the Lord to call women to dedicate themselves to life in religious orders. We are, however, often guilty of taking for granted those men who have answered the call to serve the Lord as deacons of the Church. This week, as we welcome these new ministers into our parishes, we should take a moment to reflect on the positive impact deacons have had on all of our lives. Many years ago, when my wife and I were making our decision to convert to the Roman Catholic Church, the first person we discussed it with was a deacon who encouraged us and led us into the process. Over the years, when we have faced illness, a deacon was there to pray with us. When we faced the death of loved ones, a deacon was always there to offer comfort and support. In all the activities of our parish life, the deacons are always there, playing important roles in bringing people together. By David Garick, Editor Over the years, I have had the privilege of getting to know quite a few of the deacons in the Diocese of Columbus. The thing that strikes me most about them as a group is that without exception, they model for us how to live a Christian life. Their generosity in doing acts of charity and serving all sorts and conditions of people remind me of how much more I could and should be doing. Their faith and understanding of the Gospel shines brightly in their proclamation of the Word and their preaching at Sunday Mass, but perhaps more importantly in the way they live their faith in their jobs and their personal lives. Their commitment to their families and partnership with their wives serves as a model to all of us of how we are to nurture this most important of all human institutions. In the fifth chapter of Matthew s Gospel, Jesus says, Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father. Nowhere does it shine more brightly than in the lives of our deacons. The first week of Advent Reverend Mr. Terrence A. Acox, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at the Scioto County Parish Consortium, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. John C. Barbour, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Edward the Confessor Church, Granville, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Timothy J. Birie, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Jeffrey P. Carpenter, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Bernadette Church, Lancaster, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Joseph W. Ciaciura, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Paul Church, Westerville, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Reed T. Hauser, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Peter Church, Chillicothe, effective December 4. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Clergy Assignment Reverend Mr. Joseph C. Knapke, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at Ss. Simon & Jude Church, West Jefferson, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. John R. Malone Jr., newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Cecilia Church, Columbus, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Joseph C. Meyer, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Matthew the Apostle Church, Gahanna, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Christopher J. Reis, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Catharine Church, Columbus, and Chaplain, Diocesan Scouting Program, Columbus, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Douglas A. Saunders, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Hilliard, effective December 4. Reverend Mr. Todd M. Tucky, newly ordained, to Diaconal Ministry at St. Mary Church, Marion, effective December 4. Father Jose Manickathan, CFIC, and Father Ramon Owera, CFIC, were incorrectly identified in a photo in the Nov. 25 Catholic Times. Father Owera is on the left of the picture and Father Manickathan is on the right. Lancaster St. Mary s Award Winning Teacher Lancaster St. Mary School and seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher Anita Yaple have been selected to receive the Governor s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in STEM Education for the 2011/2012 school year from Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Education. St. Mary was one of two schools in the Diocese of Columbus and one of 62 Ohio schools to receive this honor. Yaple is one of only 356 teachers in the state to be chosen as recipients of the award. These schools are engaged in project-based curricula, the central element of any STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education program, said Lynn Elfner, chief executive officer of the Ohio Academy of Science. Receiving a Governor s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence sends a clear signal that these schools and teachers value student-originated, inquirybased science education as outlined in the Ohio Science Education Standards and in the National Science Education Standards. Whole new worlds of opportunities open up to students when they complete research or technological design projects. To qualify for the Governor s Award, schools conducted a local science fair with 20 or more students, sent one or more of these students to one of the academy s 15 district science days, and involved students in one or more youth science opportunities beyond the classroom, such as State Science Day, visits to museums, mentorship programs, and extended field trips. The academy initiated this educational partnership program in cooperation with the governor s office and Congratulations upon your ordination Joe Knapke the Ohio Department of Education to recognize schools and teachers who stimulate student scientific research and extend science education opportunities beyond traditional classroom activities. The technology division of The Ohio Department of Development has supported this program since 1985 through grants to the academy. Photo: Lancaster St. Mary School science teacher Anita Yaple and seventh-grade student Simon Bee. Photo courtesy St. Mary School May God bless your ministry! Front Page photo: Pictured at the Nov. 24 ordination ceremony of 12 new deacons are (from left): first row, Frank Iannarino, director, Office of the Diaconate; Terry Acox, Reed Hauser, Doug Saunders, Jeff Carpenter, Chris Reis, Tim Birie, Todd Tucky, and Phil Paulucci, chairman of the diaconal council; back row, Tom Berg Jr., diocesan chancellor; Jack Malone, John Barbour, Bishop Frederick Campbell, Joe Knapke, Joe Ciaciura, and Joe Meyer. CT photo by Ken Snow CATHOLIC TIMES Copyright All rights reserved. Catholic Times is the official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. It is published weekly 45 times per year with exception of every other week in June, July and August and the week following Christmas. Subscription rate: $25 per year, or call and make arrangements with your parish. Bishop Frederick F. 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3 4 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 5 PRACTICAL By Rick Jeric Average STEWARDSHIP I hope that everyone had a joyful, restful, and very blessed Thanksgiving. Turkey and football aside, I also hope that the prayer and time with family provided the most and best memories. Last week, we discussed the boldness of even dealing with issues that keep us apart or estranged from family and friends. I hope that some of those situations were set on the road to healing and reconciliation. Thanksgiving is a great time for rest and relaxation and for being together as a family. Let us remember and continue to pray for those in our very own communities who are homeless, unemployed, underemployed, or just simply poor. Also, pray for those who do not have a family,or who are just plain lonely. Finally, remember those who are overseas in our military, hospitalized, or confined to a nursing facility. I wish a happy Thanksgiving to all, and a prayerful and contemplative Advent season! There has been so much talk and so much written since the election on Nov. 6. The discussion among Catholics,and about Catholics has been particularly interesting, and also somewhat disheartening. I just cannot help myself, so I will share some thoughts on our own responsibilities as Catholic Christians. It may take two columns, but I hope you will bear with me. Let me make it clear that I am not a theologian, nor do I pretend to be one. I am just one of those average Catholics trying to make sense out of all the turmoil, while trying to live a life of good example and deeds more than words. I am growing weary of all the crying and whining from people who just do not seem to get what they want. Maybe they should worry more about what they need. What we all need is a good dose of reality. That reality currently tells us that we have collectively allowed our values to be redefined and reprioritized in this country. Unfortunately, now we are losing our religious freedom. As we celebrate the past 50 years since the opening session of the Second Vatican Council, we must also celebrate watching abortion becoming legal, a dramatic increase in divorces and annulments, covering our eyes as wars are fought and death sentences are carried out, shaking our heads with pity as genocidal civil wars are waged in Africa, accepting 40 percent Sunday Mass attendance, gorging ourselves on fast food and plentiful food to become a more obese nation, and now more rockets being lobbed back and forth in the land where Jesus Christ lived and walked as a man. But just as I am doing now, it is too easy to point fingers. When am I, and when are we, going to do something about all this? We must never stop praying. God hears us. In addition, we look to our leaders and initiatives such as Fortnight for Freedom. Whether you feel it was a success or not, we must proclaim, implement, and lead. This must come from both our clergy and from the laity. We must all lead and speak in a strong and discernible language for all to understand. Our practical challenge this week is to make a real commitment to lead, especially as we begin Advent. Even as average Catholics, each one of us is a leader at home, at work, and in our community. I challenge each of us to say I believe throughout this Year of Faith, to personally repent and pray and prepare during Advent, and to evangelize as leaders in our own little spheres of influence. Make a difference. None of us should be content with being average. Our Faith is at stake! Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese. ST. BRENDAN CHAMPIONS The Hilliard St. Brendan School eighth-grade girls competitive volleyball team recently won the diocesan varsity championship tournament. Team members are (from left): first row, Alessandra Cunningham and Shannon Peck; second row: coach Tanya Mathews, Lindsey Rothermund, Katie Perry, Rachel Westbrook, Ashley Samuelson, and Erin Vonderwell. Not pictured are Calista Panzera and coach Olivia Mathews. Catholic Women s Cooking Club Trips to Scotland, France, Ireland, Shrines of Europe and much more.. ranging from $3,599 $4,699 for Prices are ALL-INCLUSIVE W/ Airfare from anywhere in the continental USA Italy/Switzerland: Apr. 6-18, Apr , Apr. 20-May 2, Apr. 27-May 9, May 4-16, May Italy Regular: Apr. 6-14, Apr , Apr , Apr. 27-May 5, May 4-12, May 11-19, May Holy Land: Apr. 1-11, Apr. 8-18, Apr , Apr. 22-May 2, Apr. 29-May 9, May 6-16, May Holy Land/Italy: Apr. 1-14, Apr. 8-21, Apr , Apr. 22-May 5, Apr. 29-May 12, May anthony@proximotravel.com The Catholic Women s Cooking Club, a ministry of the diocesan Office of Social Concerns, will present a Holiday Delights program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Lavelle Hall at Powell St. Joan of Arc Church, Liberty Road. All women are invited to this informative, festive occasion to relax and enjoy the company of other women, to learn some tricks and techniques from a professional chef, and to sample food and wine. The cost is $10. Reservations must be received by Friday, Nov. 30. For more information, please call (614) / Carmela A. Dupuis Executive Director TRINITY VETERANS DAY PROGRAM Seventh-grade students at Columbus Trinity Elementary School conducted a Veterans Day program of songs, prayers, and facts about the nation s veterans for the entire school Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bernie Losekamp was the keynote speaker and talked about his experiences preparing soldiers for the Persian Gulf War. All of the students at Trinity donated money for victims of Hurricane Sandy and raised more than $400 in honor of veterans. Pictured are (from left): front row, Matthew Mahoney, Delaney Lombardi, Jessica Winslow, Erin Morgan, Ryan La Torre, Lane McVey, Nathan Holewinski, Christian Schell, and Cameron Monovich; back row, Jaide Lehnert, Nicole Hawkins, Hannah Williams, Kyle Simmonds, Max Hutton, John Williams, Jack Parker, Marie Pece, and Losekamp. Photo courtesy Trinity Elementary School Columbus Catholic Women s Conference The 2013 Columbus Catholic Women s Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Lausche Building of the State Fairgrounds. The theme this year will be My Heart, the Holy Spirit s Home; Celebrating the Year of Faith. The attendees come from all over the state and even outside the state, and the demographics are growing to include women of all ages and walks of life, said conference board member Michele Faehnle. We are especially excited for what God has in store for this year as we actively participate in what Pope Benedict XVI declared to be the Year of Faith. One of the featured speakers will be Suzanne Fowler, a mother of seven children, author of The Light Weigh, Building the Family Cookbook, and a nationally known motivational speaker. The Light Weigh program is a twelve-week Bible study DVD series designed to evangelize while helping people learn how to overcome temptation. Fowler has appeared on Fox & Friends, Fox News, CNN Headline News, the CBS Early Show, and Anderson Cooper 360, and has been featured in Prevention magazine and newspapers throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. Her Moments of Light radio segments are broadcast nationally and internationally on EWTN. Light Weigh has started more than 3,000 faith groups throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, India, and South Africa. Fowler has distributed more than 30,000 Light Weigh workbooks and more than 100,000 Light Weigh CDs and audiotapes. Visit to purchase tickets and to find out more information about the conference, or contact Faehnle at michele@faehnle.com. St. Andrew Annual Christmas Tree Sale Frazier Firs Douglas Firs Con Colors Blue Spruces White Pines Wreaths and fresh roping Proceeds support Parish/K of C charities. REED AND MCCOY ROADS, UPPER ARLINGTON (Reed Road Athletic Field, South Entrance) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 to SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 Hours: Tue-Fri 5-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun 1-7 p.m. CLOSED MONDAYS Sponsored by: St. Andrew Council #11275

4 6 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 7 A quick note from: The Lord s prayer began the Communion Rites. It forms a bridge between the Eucharistic prayer, where we physically stand around the altar within our own worship space while our minds and hearts are present at the heavenly liturgy, and the rites that continue through the end of our celebration. We have just asked for forgiveness a forgiveness that is limited by our forgiveness of others. Now we are asked to share a sign of peace with those around us a ritual action that expresses our forgiveness of others and our being forgiven by all whom we have offended. This is not a greeting, but an expression of our love for one another. We are now ready to receive our daily bread. The breaking of the bread is an ancient name for what Christians called the Mass. It is found in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:46). St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians (10:16-17) asked Is not the bread we break a sharing in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. We no longer use a single loaf of bread, for every particle is truly the body of Christ. The small individual hosts eliminate most all the small particles that we must be careful not to drop. (Thus the purpose of the Corporal on the altar the white cloth that lies beneath the chalice and ciborium). The fraction rite, the separation of the consecrated host into multiple ciboria for distribution, is our ritual action of the breaking of the bread. It is Christ s precious body being prepared for each of us to receive our daily bread. While this action takes place, we ask for Christ s mercy and peace while singing what is sung by the angels (Revelation 5:11-12). Our presider now holds up the broken THE OFFICE FOR DIVINE WORSHIP OUR SUNDAY LITURGY: COMMUNION bread and wine, commanding us to look upon this wonder: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold him who takes away the sins of the world! Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb! We use the same response of the centurion from Matthew (8:8): Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. We now stand, each in turn, in the same place where we handed over to Christ the bread and wine and our very lives. In reverence, we bow to receive Christ s body and blood, as well as our own offerings, now blessed and given again for us to carry through the days to follow. As we are presented this mystery, we respond with our resounding Amen! acknowledging our belief in all that has transpired from the time the alarm sounded early Sunday morning until this moment. As we return to our pews, Christ is not being separated into all who have received. Instead, we have been joined together in the one body of Christ, never to be separated. Silence follows after the excess consecrated hosts are placed in the tabernacle for those who could not be with us and for those who are dying. The vessels are purified and placed on the credence table. This period of silence gives us time to reflect on the great mystery of our faith we have just encountered. The Communion rites conclude when the presider asks, Let us pray. We again stand as all our thoughts and private prayers are put into a single prayer that the sacrament we experienced will bear fruit in each of us and that we remain faithful to all that we have received. The Amen that we give is to this prayer and to all that we shared throughout our Sunday celebration. ON HOLDING HANDS DURING THE OUR FATHER Most of the parishioners at our current Q parish hold hands during the Our Father and then raise their hands when saying, The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. At our previous parish, a priest had said that this was not to be done and that only the priest should raise his hands. Is there a correct method on this, or does it depend on the parish and the local priest s preference? (Davenport, Iowa) A. With respect to the recitation of the Our Father during Mass, the current General Instruction of the Roman Missal speaks only to the gesture of the priest, not the congregation. After introducing the prayer with hands joined, says the general instruction in No. 152, the priest then pronounces the Our Father with hands extended. Since the guidelines are silent as to what the laity does during the prayer, some may argue that the priest can invite the congregation to join hands as a sign of their communion in faith. But I would disagree. My experience tells me that some people feel a certain uneasiness about holding hands, so I don t think the priest has a right to introduce the practice when the liturgical guidelines do not call for it. Late in 2011, following the introduction of the new translation of the Roman QUESTION & ANSWER by: FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Catholic News Service Missal, Bishop Roger J. Foys of Covington, Ky., made things quite clear for the people of his diocese. In a decree that he issued clarifying the gestures and postures at Mass, Bishop Foys said of the recitation of the Our Father: Only the priest is given the instruction to extend his hands.... No gesture is prescribed for the lay faithful in the Roman Missal, nor the General Instruction of the Roman Missal; therefore the extending or holding of hands by the faithful should not be performed. The practice of the congregation s holding hands during the Lord s Prayer was evidently an accretion that crept into some Catholic liturgies during the 1970s. Many commentators believe it had its origin in Protestant worship. In 1975, commenting on the practice, the Vatican s Congregation for Divine Worship did not forbid the holding of hands, but said it is a liturgical gesture introduced spontaneously but on personal initiative; it is not in the rubrics. The wisest course would seem to be this: If members of the congregation decide to hold hands during the Our Father, they should be permitted to, but the priest should not suggest it. Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y Lancaster St. Mary s Award Winning Teacher Lancaster St. Mary School and seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher Anita Yaple have been selected to receive the Governor s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in STEM Education for the 2011/2012 school year from Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Education. St. Mary was one of two schools in the Diocese of Columbus and one of 62 Ohio schools to receive this honor. Yaple is one of only 356 teachers in the state to be chosen as recipients of the award. These schools are engaged in project-based curricula, the central element of any STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education program, said Lynn Elfner, chief executive officer of the Ohio Academy of Science. Receiving a Governor s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence sends a clear signal that these schools and teachers value student-originated, inquirybased science education as outlined in the Ohio Science Education Standards and in the National Science Education Standards. Whole new worlds of opportunities open up to students when they complete research or technological design projects. To qualify for the Governor s Award, schools conducted a local science fair with 20 or more students, sent one or more of these students to one of the academy s 15 district science days, and involved students in one or more youth science opportunities beyond the classroom, such as State Science Day, visits to museums, mentorship programs, and extended field trips. The academy initiated this educational partnership program in cooperation with the governor s office and Congratulations upon your ordination Joe Knapke The people at St. Patrick Parish in London wish you the best in your assignment the Ohio Department of Education to recognize schools and teachers who stimulate student scientific research and extend science education opportunities beyond traditional classroom activities. The technology division of The Ohio Department of Development has supported this program since 1985 through grants to the academy. Photo: Lancaster St. Mary School science teacher Anita Yaple and seventh-grade student Simon Bee. Photo courtesy St. Mary School May God bless your ministry! DEACON TODD TUCKY From the parishioners at St. Mary ~ Delaware

5 8 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 9 THINKING CLEARLY ABOUT CONSCIOUSNESS AND ABORTION MAKING SENSE Out of Bioethics Father Tad Pacholczyk GEORGE J. IGEL & CO., INC ALUM CREEK DRIVE. COLUMBUS, OHIO SITE DEVELOPMENT. EARTHWORK. UTILITIES. CONCRETE STABILIZATION. EARTH RETENTION. ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE LIVING Faith Imagine a deadly scenario like this: a successful businessman is rendered unconscious by medical professionals to help him heal after a serious car accident, using powerful pharmaceutical agents to cause a medically induced coma. A few days later, a business competitor, wanting him dead, enters the hospital and kills the comatose patient. During his trial, when questioned about the murder, the competitor tries to argue, with an unnecessarily detailed explanation, that, the medically induced coma rendered him quite incapable of feeling any pain, because those parts of his brain involved in sensory processing and pain perception were clearly decoupled from consciousness. So killing those who are unconscious, at least on the grounds that they might feel pain, should not be seen as problematic, nor should it be restricted as a personal choice. Anyone would appreciate the absurdity of such an argument, much as they ought to recognize the unreasonableness of a similar conclusion reached by neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Bor in a recent piece in The Dallas Morning News: The evidence is clear that a fetus can respond to sights, sounds and smells, and it can even react to these by producing facial expressions. The evidence is equally clear, however, that these responses are generated by the most primitive parts of the brain, which are unconnected to consciousness, and therefore these actions don t in any way imply that the fetus is aware. Furthermore, the fetus is deliberately sedated by a series of chemicals produced by the placenta, so even if it had the capacity for consciousness, there is almost no chance it could ever be conscious in the womb. Consequently, it can t consciously feel pain.... There are therefore no scientific reasons for restricting abortion on the grounds that the fetus will experience pain, at least until very late in pregnancy. This evidence has heavily influenced my views here, and consequently I am very much pro-choice. As a neuroscientist and an ethicist myself, it s clear to me how Dr. Bor s conclusion does not follow from his premises. He seeks forcibly to crown consciousness as king, turning it into the highest good, elevating it above life itself. Consequently, he misses the deeper truth that human consciousness (and particularly self-consciousness) is a feature of certain kinds of beings, namely human beings, who are valuable in and of themselves. Our humanity precedes our consciousness and affords the necessary basis for it, with our value and inviolability flowing not from what we might be capable of doing (manifesting consciousness or Family Owned & Operated Medicare & Medicaid certified Working together for your independence For more information, call Providing nursing & therapy services in the comfort of your own home awareness), but from who we intrinsically are (human beings and members of the human family). Regardless of whether we might or might not be able to manifest consciousness at a particular moment (as when we are asleep, under anesthesia, in a coma, or growing at early timepoints in utero), our humanity is still present and deserving of unconditional respect. Those who lack consciousness or awareness are still human, and should be cherished and protected as much as anyone else with limitations or disabilities. Some might reply that a sleeping or comatose person s consciousness is merely dormant. If they wake up, they will have memories, awareness, etc. For a very early human embryo, on the other hand, no consciousness exists yet, since the brain has not developed or may not have developed sufficiently. Until that development occurs, the argument continues, there is nobody home, and therefore nothing important can be stripped away by abortion. But it would be false to conclude that nobody is home. As that embryonic human continues to grow up, she will develop a brain, as well as memories, awareness, and consciousness. Such carefully choreographed and remarkable embryonic development will occur precisely in virtue of the kind of being she already is; namely, a very small human being. All of us, in fact, are embryos who have grown up. The human embryo is special because of her humanity, not because of her consciousness, which will invariably arise as long as she is afforded even the smallest chance at life. We actively deny her the right to manifest her future personality, her individuality, her consciousness, and her genius by selecting her for termination. Hence, we should appreciate an argument like Dr. Bor s for what it really is; namely, an attempt to carve out a subclass of human beings (those deemed weaker than the rest of us because of their diminished personal consciousness) so that they can be singled out for death by abortion. This move constitutes an unjust form of discrimination against a voiceless class of humans, cloaked in a specious intellectual construct that misconstrues both the essential character of being human and the essential moral obligations we have towards each other. Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD, earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did postdoctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and serves as director of education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See FREE ROOF INSPECTION! Do you qualify for a new roof paid for by insurance? SHERIDAN FUNERAL HOME S. COLUMBUS ST., LANCASTER OAKLAND NURSERY VOTED BEST IN THE U.S. Now is the best time to plan and design your landscape. Patios, pools, walk-ways, retaining walls, lawn sprinkler systems Since 1967 Plumbing, Drains & Boilers OH Lic. #24318 ADVENT AFTERNOON CONCERT Advent and Christmas music performed by the parish choir with orchestra Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church 1559 Roxbury Rd. Columbus Free-will offering For information, call Carol Ann: Pray for the Consecration of Russia to Our Lady of Fatima: About 10 years ago I began to follow Our Lady of Fatima and try to learn what I can. I would meet with anyone to discuss Our Lady, to see how to bring Her Presence to more people. Jerry Schwan H W C fax Love Of Our Lady A farm near us does a re-enactment of the Christmas story every year, loading folks up on wagons and driving them to different stations. One station replays the Annunciation and then the appearance of the angel to Joseph, reassuring him that he should marry Mary. The next shows Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem, complete with a marketplace (goats and horses and little kids included) and an innkeeper who made us laugh. Then we see the angels appear to the shepherds out in the middle of a dark field. We are in the inn when the shepherds come running in with their good news. And then there is the barn. In that barn, huddled up with my four-year-old, I realized that the barn or cave where Mary had her baby must have been cold. Now, as a woman who s been through labor, I can appreciate that maybe she wasn t concerned with the cold temperature. Maybe it even felt good. Bethlehem isn t as cold as central Ohio in December, and you re more likely to have rain than Mary at the manger O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel BY LEANDRO TAPAY In autumn, leaves turn brilliant colors, then fade and fall. Shadows lengthen as days grow shorter and colder. Warm summer memories start to fade. We are reminded once again that the things of this world last but a moment, then pass away. It is Advent and Advent draws us into a season of change, of longing and expectations. We light candles on our Advent wreaths to remind us that Jesus is the true light of the world. He is the light that shines in darkness. These lit candles symbolize our ongoing commitment to come out of darkness and enter into God s marvelous light. During the Advent season, the Church invites us to reflect on Christ s coming His first coming at the stable in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago, and His second coming at a day and time we do not know. The first is an event in which we now participate. The second is a consummation that we anticipate. This dual focus symbolizes our spiritual journey an affirmation that Christ has come and that He is present today. It is also a preparation for His return at the end of Finding Faith in Everyday Life Sarah Reinhard snow. Nevertheless, it was an experience that gave me another picture of that young girl at the manger, the girl who was full of grace and chosen by God to bear and raise the Messiah. In the wonder of holding her baby, gazing at His face and marveling at His existence, her hands were probably chilly and her belongings might have been soaked from rain showers. Though the animals must have been sharing their heat, it s unlikely that the place where the Nativity happened was as cozy as the play sets around my house would have me believe. time. We do not know the day or the hour of His return; therefore, we must be prepared. So we repent whatever hinders our readiness for that day. Our Advent observance has Old Testament roots. God, through the prophets, taught the Israelites to expect a Messiah to set them free from sin and injustice. This longing or yearning for the Messiah arose across many centuries. They cried to the Lord as sin and injustice prevailed in their lives and in their land. This yearning for deliverance expressed by Israelite slaves in Egypt is the same cry uttered by those who are victims of injustice in the world today. The Israelites hoped in God to deliver them from their bitter oppression. And God heard their cry and delivered them. It is this hope, however faint at times, and it is this God, however distant He sometimes seems it is this hope and it is this God that bring to the world the anticipation of a King who will rule with truth, justice, and righteousness over His people and His creation. When the hungry are fed, the poor are cared for, and justice is established, the light will then break forth like At the manger, Mary must have felt all the wonder any of us feel when we see a new life. Joseph must have put his arm around her and felt his love for her ballooning, his amazement at her blossoming, his appreciation for God increasing. And then the visitors came shepherds and probably some townspeople, all wanting a glance at the newborn Messiah, probably wondering, as they walked away, how that baby could change the world. Mary must have sensed some of these doubts, even as she saw their amazement and heard about the angel choruses. Mary at the manger: a young girl with the world in her arms. Mary at the manger: proof that God can overcome odds that men wouldn t even make. Mary at the manger: hope for each of us as we struggle through our daily life. Sarah Reinhard is the author of A Catholic Mother s Companion to Pregnancy and is online at SnoringScholar.com. the dawn (see Isaiah 58). Charity, equality, and mercy are marks of God s kingdom. When Christ returns, it will be to complete the work that we, His followers, have begun in His name. At the end of time, He will then make whole that which we have accomplished in part. During Advent, we make Israel s cry our own. Yes, Christ has already come. Yet, we know that sin and injustice still have their terrible effects in our lives and in our communities. We still are in very much need of the Messiah to daily set us free. During Advent, the Church invites us to acknowledge our need for God s saving work and to long for the glorious freedom as God s children. We know that God has begun this saving work in us. Now we long for Him to bring it to completion. While there is a profound joy in the celebration of Christ s first coming, there is also a somber warning to prepare for His second coming. But even then, the prayer of Advent is still O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel. Leandro Tapay is the diocesan missions director.

6 10 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 11 Left: Bishop Frederick Campbell and other diocesan priests and clergy during the consecration at the Mass for the ordination of 12 new diocesan permanent deacons on Saturday, Nov. 24, at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral. Right: The deacon candidates are presented to the bishop at the start of the ordination rite, just before his homily. CT photos by Ken Snow Bishop Frederick Campbell told the 12 newest permanent deacons of the Diocese of Columbus at their ordination ceremony that their calling means they are to be where Jesus Christ is and to manifest his sacrificial service at all times. The new deacons were ordained Saturday, Nov. 24, at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral. The church was filled with family members and friends sharing the deacons joy on a day which marked the end of four years of classwork and preparation for their new duties. As described in the ordination program, those responsibilities are to proclaim the Gospel, to serve the people in celebration of the Eucharist, to lead them in their public prayer, to share in the celebration of baptism, to witness to the promises of love at marriage, to bring the consolation of the Lord to the sick, the poor, and the dying, and to help celebrate the hope of the resurrection at the time of burial. The new deacons and their parish assignments are: Terrence Acox, Scioto County parish consortium; John Barbour, Granville St. Edward; Timothy Birie, Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul; Jeffrey Carpenter, Lancaster St. Bernadette; Joseph Ciaciura, Westerville St. Paul; Reed Hauser, Chillicothe St. Peter; Joseph Knapke, West Jefferson Ss. Simon and Jude; John Malone Jr., Columbus St. Cecilia; Joseph DIOCESE HAS 12 NEW DEACONS Meyer, Gahanna St. Matthew; Christopher Reis, Columbus St. Catharine and chaplain, diocesan Scouting program; Douglas Saunders, Hilliard St. Brendan; and Todd Tucky, Marion St. Mary. The Scriptural readings chosen for the ordination ceremony were from the Book of Numbers, St. Paul s letter to Timothy, and St. John s Gospel. The bishop said in his ordination homily that all three readings shared a common theme: service to the cause of Christ and his saving message. The Gospel reading contained what Bishop Campbell described as the central paradox of the ministry of Jesus Christ: He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. It is a message whose meaning becomes clear in actually practicing its command, the bishop said. As ordained ministers, we put aside our personal and limited desires and seek always to serve the needs of the church and the spiritual good of the faithful. The new deacons, the first to be ordained for the diocese since 2008, were accompanied by their wives as they took seats in the congregation during the opening procession. They were called forward to stand before Bishop Campbell, who accepted them as candidates for the diaconate, then delivered his homily. The candidates then declared their s of the diocese exchange the sign of peace with their 12 newly ordained colleagues, whose ordination ended a four-year process of classroom work and parish service. resolve to undertake their new ministry, promised respect and obedience to the bishop and his successors, and lay prostrate as the Litany of Saints was sung. The bishop then laid hands on each man and completed the ordination process with a prayer of consecration. This was followed by the deacons investiture with their new stoles and dalmatics. The ceremony concluded with the book of the Gospels being placed in each deacon s hands and the offering of the sign of peace, first from the bishop and then from all other deacons in attendance, followed by the Liturgy of the Eucharist for the ordination Mass. The stories on Pages 11 to 18 were written by Colleen Mar, a member of Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare Church and a freelance writer and photographer. Photo portraits of the deacons were by Joe Finocchi. Terry Acox Handling radioactive items and handling a person s spiritual growth both require much care. Terry Acox understands both. The retired Wastren Advantage engineer will apply skills learned on the job to his vocation as a deacon. If you re talking with a parishioner about an issue, you approach it with the realization that in many respects, a person can solve his or her own problem or see the issue in a different light, he said. I could have done that as a lay person as well, but a deacon has received a grace through the ordination process that a lay person doesn t have. Acox lives in Wheelersburg with his wife, Monica, and they are members of Wheelersburg St. Peter in Chains Church. Until he retired, he worked at the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant, a uranium enrichment facility for nuclear reactors. Our job was to dispose of any contaminated waste in an environmentally safe manner, he said. We would have to determine whether there was anything radioactive on the protective clothing and then dispose of the clothing. We had some pretty elaborate packages. Acox said he began having thoughts of becoming a deacon years before he actually looked into it. I d consider it for a while, and then some incidence in life would pop up and I d forget about it, he said. That happened for a few years, and then about six or seven years ago I decided that was the time. What appealed to me most was the interaction with and service to the parishioners. The six Acox children son Aaron, 40, and daughters Micah, 38; Lelitia, 37; Sarah, 34l; Elizabeth, 30; and Angela, 28 reacted well to the news that their dad was going to study to become a deacon. All of my kids were gone from the house and their reaction was, Oh, yeah, that s cool. Had they been younger, they might have had a different reaction, he said. My wife was surprised initially, but she expressed to Bishop (Frederick) Campbell that she should not have been surprised, because I ve been the one to get to church early to make sure everything is ready to go. Studies for the diaconate required biweekly trips to Columbus, which gave the Acoxes more opportunities to visit three of their children. We ve seen a lot more of the three in Columbus, Acox said. After we get done with the formation training, we won t have so many excuses to go to Columbus. But we ll find a reason, I m sure. He also will find a way to care for the situations and souls that come his way. Am I coming out of retirement? Acox asked. Not exactly. It s not really a second career, either, but getting more involved than I have been in the past. Because I m retired, I will have the time to be more involved. What appealed to me most was the interaction with and service to the parishioners. John Barbour When members of the newest class of diocesan permanent deacons were given the assignment to choose two words from Vatican II and write a 15- page term paper, John Barbour chose domestic church. John Paul II talked about the domestic church, Barbour said. The domestic church is essentially the family, the basic building block of the church, including husband, wife, and God. The beauty of that term is that the church is made up of families, so I think it s important to realize the family is kind of key to the social structure of society and also to the church. Before the church started, there was the family. Barbour s domestic church includes his wife, Cynthia; sons Michael, 32; Jonathan, 29; and Eric, 27, and their wives, and four grandchildren. My own domestic church keeps growing with the growth of our family, with our children and their children, Barbour said. Every domestic church is a bit different. You can break it down to the nuclear family, with Christ as the ultimate head, or you can extrapolate further to the family tree. The church continues to grow as people come in and babies get baptized. We re all connected. The Barbours are members of Newark St. Francis de Sales Church, and Barbour did his diaconal internship at Granville St. Edward Church. The irony of my journey is that we started at St. Edward s when we moved to the area in 1978, he said. St. Francis de Sales had a school, so we switched over. I ve come full circle. Since joining the diaconate candidacy program, Barbour says he has noticed tremendous growth in his knowledge of the faith and the Bible. The more you learn, the more you know that you don t know, he said. My faith has grown, but I m on a journey, and I m farther along than I was before, but there s a lot more to go. I now understand a lot better how things fit together. It s been a gradual deeper understanding of my faith. Sometimes, you just start to get it. All of the information gets crammed into your brain and then it starts to come together to make sense. Meanwhile, Barbour maintains a garden and takes on home improvement projects. I m a big yard guy. I like green grass and a decent-sized garden. My wife is the perennial flower gardener, and I think it s kind of nice to grow fresh vegetables, he said. The benefits are pretty nice when you harvest a fresh tomato that hasn t been sitting on a shelf at the store. Barbour said a garden is a good analogy for the domestic church. Both need a lot of care and attention. A gardener is always tending the garden, cultivating, planting, weeding out, he said. It s a constant process. If you don t take care of your spiritual life, it s going to get overrun with weeds. You can t plant the seeds and expect it to grow. It s a lot of hard work watering, trimming back, and harvesting. Like anything else, it takes time and effort and hard work. The more you learn, the more you know that you don t know.

7 12 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 13 Tim Jeff Joe Reed Birie Carpenter Ciaciura Hauser We all know the positive impact a teacher can have on students, and Tim Birie is no exception, with 36 years as a teacher and coach. But he took teaching a step further by creating a personal finance course for high school students long before it was required by the state of Ohio. I m very fortunate that I was allowed to create the course, said the Fredericktown High School teacher. I ve always taught business courses of one sort or another, so I ve always had an interest that kids need some personal finance instruction. For a long time, I used my own materials, but now there are textbooks for this subject. I know through my own experiences that when my wife and I first decided to buy a house, we had no clue what we were doing. I had never gotten any instruction about it, said Birie. When we moved, we built a house, and that was even worse, so I talked to the principal about teaching students how to buy a car, how to buy a house, how to get insurance and other things they need to know about life outside of high school. Birie coaches basketball and football and served four years as Columbus Bishop Hartley High School s head basketball coach. He and his wife, Susan, parishioners at Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul Church, have two children daughter Beth, 28, and son Chris, 26. Birie said what he has learned about the faith through the candidacy process has been equaled by what he has learned about himself. There was a point years ago when I first started the process, people would ask me questions about the faith and I d answer That s just what I believe. I wouldn t have any other answer for them, he said. Now I give a lot more intelligent answers, and if I don t know the answer, I do know where to find it. In the diaconate program, you reflect so much about yourself, things you do and the way you go about your life. He views his role as a deacon as a continuation of his teaching role. As a deacon, in many of the situations you are involved in, you are teaching, whether it s adults, young adults, or kids, said Birie. My experience coaching has also made it easier for me to get up and talk in front of people. I feel the experience I ve gotten in the 36 years of teaching will help me as a deacon. People would ask me questions about the faith and I d answer That s just what I believe.... Now I give a lot more intelligent answers. Jeff Carpenter s involvement in the Mass began as a cantor before he was even Catholic. I ve been involved in music my whole life, so I actually started cantoring when we lived in Texas, before I joined the church, he said. Music can help people enter into the Mass, set the emotion and frame of mind to participate. The music has to be in service to the liturgy. It can really move people emotionally and get them involved on a deeper level. To learn more about the faith of his wife, Teresa, and his children, he attended RCIA classes. My wife has always been Catholic, and when the kids were born, I knew that they were going to be raised Catholic, and I felt as their father, in order to do a good job with it, I needed to know what the faith was about, he said. I started RCIA to learn more about the faith without thinking I was going to join the church. But as I learned more about the richness of the faith, I ended up joining the church. His children Rachael, 29, and Philip, 28 are grown, but Carpenter s journey into the Catholic faith continued until he began to think about being a deacon. The first thing that happens is that you get an idea that maybe this is something you should do and you re not really sure, so first you share it with your wife or someone close to you, Carpenter said. Nobody discerns a call by themselves. You talk to other parishioners and, at some point, the diocese, and eventually you come to believe that you have a call. It s easy to see that there are other people you believe are called, and sometimes it s difficult to accept that for yourself. Why would He call me? So Carpenter, who dabbles in a variety of musical instruments, entered the candidacy process and, through it, learned to appreciate the quiet. I learned how to pray, how to detach from the world and establish more of a spiritual life, he said. We re so busy doing so many things normally, and the days are just filled that sometimes it s very difficult to sit quietly. Life is difficult. Learning to accept that and learning to be comfortable with that is something I ve learned. It s easy to see that there are other people you believe are called, and sometimes it s difficult to accept that for yourself. When Joe Ciaciura s wife, Tara, went through the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) process, he didn t expect that it also would have an impact on him, but it turned out to be life-changing. I tell people I got more out of RCIA than Tara did! said Ciaciura, a member of Westerville St. Paul Church. I can t talk about my road to the diaconate without the involvement, participation, and support of my wife and family. They ve been so integral. I grew up in a Catholic household with parents who were very involved and very active and lived their faith. Ciaciura said he considered his faith to be very personal, private, something not to share, until the RCIA process, when he found himself taking stock of how important his faith was. Supporting Tara and being forced to talk about my faith in order to support her fully was like uncorking a bottle, he said. It was a catalyst for me, a real turning point. It s made all of this study for the diaconate more real. It feels like it was meant to be. Ciaciura works as a culinary specialist in the research and development department at the T. Marzetti Co. The Ciaciuras, members of Westerville St. Paul Church, have two children Tommy, 11, and Veronica, 3. Going through the diaconate formation process with a young family has helped Ciaciura become better at balancing life. The most difficult thing was to figure out how to do the school work, still be involved at home, and then throw in a work trip during the week, he said. A lot of things happened along the way that sort of made way for things to fall into place. I can look back and see there was more than me involved. You can see the hand of providence guiding me through. It really was a grace for things to work out the way they have. Ciaciura said the camaraderie with the other diaconate candidates has helped him to evolve further in his faith. One of the best parts of the formation process has been being with the other guys on our class and formation weekends, and I would never have thought that, because we re giving up our weekends! he said. Although our backgrounds and ages are all so diverse, experiencing what we re experiencing with them is kind of life-changing, altering. It s a fraternity, a support group, and a source of friendship. Although we ve had to do a lot of schoolwork, I ve found that I look forward to the weekend meetings in spite of all of the work, because I knew we were doing something important and not doing it alone. That will be one of the things I miss most when we re ordained. Reed Hauser s winemaking hobby requires something that can be quite helpful for diaconate candidates: patience. Making wine takes a lot of patience, he said. If you know what you re doing, you have to wait for it. It s not like beer that you can brew in a week. You have to get used to the idea that to get something good out of the fruit fermenting, you have to wait for nature to take its course. So it might take three months for it to be bottled, and then you might need to wait a year, because it takes time for it to improve while it s in the bottle. Most of the diocese s newly ordained deacons heard God whispering to them that the diaconate might be for them and learned to listen, pray, and ponder until they were fairly sure it was the correct path. It took a while for me to discern what I m really called to do, said Hauser, who in his professional life writes contracts for the procurement/purchasing department at the United States Enrichment Corp. After a few years, I thought, Yes, this is it, because I wasn t selected for candidacy on the first try, which gave me a little more time to think about it. Sometimes you just want to get something done. I like to get a project done. But wine is something you need to wait on. And so is the call to the diaconate. Hauser, who, with his wife, Thecla, has a son, Jerry, 30, and a daughter, Helen, 28, said his faith became stronger when he was in the Army Reserve and deployed to Kuwait before the war there began in The Army taught me a certain way of communicating clearly to people what you need to have done, about how people react to stress and danger. We had to do that in a disciplined way because we were all working together, Hauser, a parishioner at Chillicothe St. Peter Church, said. When I was deployed, people had strong faith because we didn t know what was going to happen. Chapel services were very important. They were a source of strength for everyone because in times of stress and danger, people instinctively rely on God and faith in each other. He said the military experience was formative for his overall character. There s something about incoming Scud missiles, he said. Sometimes all you can do is try to protect yourself and pray. That experience taught me about personal priorities, what it meant to be a part of a larger group that depends on each other to survive and do the job. My faith was important all the way through it. The faith that grew in Kuwait and at home helped him to hear the call to the diaconate. Faith and patience both helped. One of the best parts of the formation process has been being with the other guys. If you know what you re doing, you have to wait for it.

8 14 Catholic Times /December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012/Catholic Times 15 Joe Jack Joe Chris Knapke Malone Meyer Reis On a family vacation this past summer to South Carolina, Joe Knapke took three kites to fly for fun on the beach. I ve always been interested in things that fly, said Knapke, who has a keen interest in math and science. When I was young, I pulled out the encyclopedia and found a section on aerodynamics, so I started building things with rubber bands and other items. Later, he got involved with remote-controlled airplanes, Frisbees, and kites all things that are impacted by the airflow around them. Knapke himself has become accustomed to going with the flow of where life is taking him next. He started his career as an engineer in the automotive industry. Six years ago, he shifted into a Mr. Mom role. It was difficult to go from an engineering job with responsibilities and being a boss and having great relationships with customers around the country, said Knapke, a parishioner at London St. Patrick Church. When I made the change, it was for my family. When I was pulling back from the engineering world, I thought I could explore the diaconate. At the same time, it got me out of the employment boat and thinking about something entrepreneurial. Several years before transitioning out of engineering, he and a friend bought a car wash in Plain City, with Knapke filling the maintenance role to keep the cars rolling through. From a transition standpoint, I was just going with it as I could flow with it. I was very blessed I could be with my kids, said Knapke. I don t do anything randomly and I have very strong support from my wife. I ve always had the calling to help others, and that s probably been in the back of my head for a long time. The diaconate really fits that for me with my faith. With his children Alison, 20, and twins Scott and Eric, 17 at St. Patrick School at the time of his switch from engineering, he was drawn into substitute teaching there and eventually started to substitute at Columbus Bishop Ready High School when Alison was a junior. With teaching, I want to make a difference for the students, and it s the same for the deaconate, said Knapke. As a deacon, you want to make a difference for the parish to which you re assigned. As Knapke puts effort into impacting students and parishioners, he has learned over the years that going with the flow is ultimately going with God. I m not born to be on the altar talking. I m a little shy, he said. I think when it comes to writing homilies, I have to let the Holy Spirit do that for me. It s not a homily from Joe. Jack Malone is accustomed to helping families. That type of assistance may shift from financial to spiritual guidance as a result of his ordination. In his professional life as a trust officer for Huntington Bank, Malone works one-on-one with families to develop a financial strategy. Within the banking business, my position is probably one of the most personal of relationships, he said. When you have a relationship and are helping families with finances, you really become a partner. The relationship can be unique and strong because you become a confidant in ways that sometimes surprise you, but that s part of why I like this work so much. It s not just a distant business vendor kind of relationship. Malone, a parishioner at Columbus St. Andrew Church, is married to Kathleen and they have three grown children Maggie, 28; Mary Kate, 26; and John, 23. He said deacons, like priests, traditionally are people with whom parishioners can feel comfortable. I know the Holy Spirit will be with me to help others, said Malone. I feel like there is a convergence between my job and serving as a deacon with respect to priorities, and particularly with the planning aspect. It s amazing to listen to people and what they talk about. We don t talk about spiritual walks in financial planning meetings, obviously, but I do think there are gifts I have that translate to both realms. With the journey through the diaconate candidacy being a time of learning and reflection, Malone said he has learned even more about the Catholic faith than about himself. Being a cradle Catholic and coming from a very strong Catholic upbringing, I realized I took so much for granted, he said. I consider it a blessing to understand more how important the faith is to me and to understand the gifts my parents and grandparents gave me. He said that as a deacon, he would encourage those who have been Catholic from birth to get involved in their parishes and find friends who are growing in their faith. It s kind of like a physical workout, but it s a spiritual workout, he said. If you re not doing anything, it s not likely that you re going to jump in and train for a marathon. A lot of people will suggest joining a Bible study or talking to your pastor, but I think those are bigger steps, and I think people will take smaller steps by getting involved in the parish or other realms of their lives where they have a natural interest. That can make your faith more important to you. It also helps to associate with people whom you perceive to have a stronger faith. Song lyrics played a role in Joe Meyer s discernment of his call to the diaconate. Gearing up to play his guitar at a choir practice at the Church of the Resurrection in New Albany, he opened his guitar case to review music for the week when the words grabbed his attention in a different way. The song was The Summons and the entire song just blew me away, he said. The lyrics said, Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don t know and never be the same? I felt it was all about the diaconate, with one thing after another. After hearing this, Meyer s wife, Maureen, told him it seemed time for him to talk to their pastor, Father Jerry Rodenfels, who discussed the process and discernment. Father Jerry said, You need to be OK with a response of no. So I decided I wasn t going to make this about being a deacon, Meyer said. I ll trust that God has my best interests and I ll accept no. If it s no, then He probably called me for something else. Father Jerry also said, My advice to you is to participate and don t anticipate when you go through this process. So he proceeded with the four-year diaconal studies program, taking things one step at a time. His employer, Lasik Plus, for whom he is a center director, has been very supportive, allowing him to adjust his work schedule around his school schedule. I decided I was going to focus on the moment, said Meyer. I knew I was being called. If I didn t get accepted, God would reveal what that calling was for. I ve gotten so much out of this. Here I was, almost 50, and I wanted to prove to myself that I could go back to school and write research papers. Learning was a thrill, and especially learning about our faith. I think we have a really rich treasure in our Catholic faith, and I was finding out more about that treasure. Meyer, who has three adult sons Joshua, 31; Jason, 28; and Jordan, 22 and a grandson, said a key word jumped out at him during a class on the theology of the diaconate. Kenosis is a word I ve meditated on emptying of yourself, he said. I m studying to become a servant. I want to be open to what God s call is in my life. Maureen and I pray together, and I believe God will use us as a couple in ministry in some way that He has not communicated with us yet. As the youngest of six children of parents with a strong sense of community service, Chris Reis learned the lifestyle of service from the start. Service became part and parcel of all the children in the family, and especially me, because I was the youngest, he said. When my mother would go help some refugees, she d tell me to grab the bucket because we were going to clean. If someone s window was broken down the street, Dad would say, Let s go. It was just a way of life. It was so much a way of life that two of Reis brothers became priests Father Michael Reis, pastor at Heath St. Leonard Church, and Father Justin Reis, pastor at Columbus St. Peter Church. Reis job as community development administrator for the Ohio Department of Development has been a natural fit, with a focus on assisting low-income people to become self-sufficient. Generally when my office is involved in a community project, a great deal of hope has been brought in that things can be improved, he said. The call to the diaconate, the call to service, has grown out of that experience. One of the exciting things to me is that I ve seen the Catholic Church involved with the poorest of the poor neighborhoods in the state, said Reis. Where the church is gone, or there is no faith formation, the community is dying. You can really tell the difference in the communities where the church is involved. Sometimes the situations are very desperate. It just looks like there s no hope and people are down. In the suffering, the hardship, faith can make a huge difference. There are a lot of paschal mystery experiences in the community revitalization efforts I work with. Because I work in a secular position, it s just something I ve observed. Reis and his wife, Lisa, who belong to Columbus St. Catharine Church, have six children Emily, 30; Patrick, 28; Christian, 25; Sarah, 21; Benjamin, 16; and Annalise, 10. Emily is married to Bill Kalush and Patrick is married to the former Emily Benson, so they also have five grandchildren. Their home is a place where everybody comes together. We entertain a lot, so life is very full, Reis said. We never know who is coming or who is going. He said that because of his fatherhood, people are more likely to open up to him about things such as work and family life. It s kind of fortunate for a deacon that we re in the world, but not of the world, he said. We re with our family and raising children, but we re also ministering in the parish. It feels like a natural fit for me. I ve always had the calling to help others. I know the Holy Spirit will be with me to help others. I think we have a really rich treasure in our Catholic faith, and I was finding out more about that treasure. We re with our family and raising children, but we re also ministering in the parish.

9 16 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 Doug Saunders When Doug Saunders was in college, he participated in speed distance road rallying, setting out in a car with one other person and instructions that took them from one stop to another. Participants were not racing from place to place, but were judged based on accuracy of speed, with miles and minutes measured to the one-hundredth. Unlike the road rallying events, the road to the diaconate did not come with specific instructions. Saunders doesn t know what will come his way as a deacon, but he views ordination to the diaconate as an opportunity to find new routes to assisting God s people. A deacon is a servant, so I m expecting to serve God s people in many different ways, he said. I m trying very hard to be open to what those might be and not pigeonhole myself into what I think of as a deacon. I m trying not to block anything out or overlook anything. The good Lord knows best what I ve been groomed for, so I really need to embrace the unknown and get ready for any challenge He might throw my way. He has enjoyed the contrast between his home parish of 3,000 families, Hilliard St. Brendan Church, and his internship parish of 350 families, Plain City St. Joseph. There is a different need in terms of ministries, he said. My time at St. Joseph has been a little bit like old home times. It s a typical country parish where life s a little slower, and I ve really enjoyed that. It s been refreshing. Saunders and his wife, Tina, have two children Nathan, 12, and Hope, 9. The couple played a key role in the Pre-Cana program at St. Brendan for a number of years. Entering the diaconate program gave him the challenge of staying on top of everything with his family, studies, and job as systems manager for the Hilliard City School District. The formation process gave all of the candidates a chance to develop new strategies for handling the work-life balance, said Saunders. I was very fortunate that my current job does not require a lot of evening or weekend work. That was a blessing. When I first got accepted, my daughter was still going to bed early enough so that I could study after I got the kids to bed. I studied as late as I could. Sometimes I knew it was time for bed when I read the same page three times and still didn t understand! Now it is time to navigate the path of a deacon. We trust in the Lord that He won t give us anything we can t handle, he said. It will be an opportunity to shine for Him, reflecting His grace to everyone we meet. A deacon is a servant, so I m expecting to serve God s people in many different ways. Todd Tucky Todd Tucky seems drawn to things in life that require patience, such as woodworking, coaching youth sports, home brewing, building a business, and discerning a call to the diaconate. His patience reaches back to when he was a youngster in grade school in Ashland. Something stirred inside him when his class went on a field trip to a monastery in Genesee, N.Y. I wasn t sure what it was at the time, but I felt a calling to something, Tucky said. When I was older, I went to a seminary weekend in Cleveland. I enjoyed it, but realized it wasn t the right fit for me. So he went to college at Wright State, where he met his wife, Mimi. Over the years, I had gone back to the monastery several times. There was that calling toward something and I didn t know what it was at the time. I had a friend who had been talking about the diaconate and I started to ask questions about it, he said. About 10 years ago, it was my wife who asked if I had ever considered becoming a deacon, which was odd, because I had never told her about it. Tucky, a parishioner at Delaware St. Mary Church, then took the introductory classes and prerequisites that are a part of the diaconal formation process. I submitted the formal application and really felt this was something I was called to do. I felt like God was calling and my response was, Here I am, Lord, do with me what you see fit, he said. I ve been very blessed with my family and my whole life. The formation has been deeply enriching in terms of enriching my spiritual life, strengthening my family and my marriage. It s been seven or eight years, a long journey, but it s been a very rewarding one. During those years he juggled the demands of family life with three children Hannah, 17; Ethan, 14; and Emma, 11 while also starting his own business, Heartland GIS, in I joke that I m self-employed. I work for an idiot, but he s a nice guy, said Tucky. God provides the time. He provides the resources. He provides the support. Tucky said making efforts to keep life balanced has been a key to working through the formation process. Organization has been essential. My wife and I communicate on schedules quite a bit. It s just what we ve found we have to do, he said. We do what we can without feeling bad that we can t do everything. We could beat ourselves up if we felt like we have to do everything. There were a few times when Tucky left diaconate classes at the Josephinum at lunchtime to go watch important children s sports events. His classmates, whom he calls his brothers, would take notes for him until he got back. God provides the time. He provides the resources. He provides the support. December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 17 On the first night of this summer s retreat for the wives of deacon candidates, no one seemed to want to go settle in for the night at the planned time. Everyone was enjoying the opportunity to come together and talk about the path to the diaconate that they had been traveling with their husbands for the past three years. Nobody wanted to go to bed. Everybody wanted to stay up, said retreat coordinator Julie Naporano, wife of Andy Naporano. That s a good sign. We saw the overarching feeling of being glad to be there. Even after that first night, we saw the Holy Spirit working. The women talked Retreat for new deacons wives focuses on holy balance about focusing less on the to-do s of life and more on the dew from heaven, which was also the theme for the weekend at St. Therese s Retreat Center in Columbus. Sonja Corbitt was the retreat speaker. The retreat planning team included Naporano, Peggy Iannarino, Mary Sturgeon, Ann Hood, and Robin Racine, all wives of permanent deacons. It is important to find rest, not in yourself, but in Christ, as a command he gave us, Naporano said. Finding rest is different than inactivity. Rest is both spiritual and physical, and God in his mercy provides for both. The retreat itself was preparation for what s to come. This is all a journey, and as long as the center of everything is Christ, you trust. The candidates wives who attended the retreat set aside time from daily life to prepare themselves for their husbands ordination to the diaconate. I had been extremely busy, running around a lot, and had no expectations for the retreat, said Lisa Reis. I came to the retreat kind of tired and left feeling very refreshed, renewed, and closer to my faith. There was a sense of sisterhood, camaraderie, and good friendship. Tara Ciaciura felt that the strongest part of the retreat was having deacons wives in attendance, and she appreciated their support. Prayers and Congratulations REV. MR. CHRISTOPHER REIS upon your ordination to the Permanent Diaconte from your parish family at St. Catharine of Siena One of the things we ve been told by our pastors, Frank (Iannarino) or Bishop (Frederick) Campbell was that none of us have a mold that we need to fit into, and that message was re-emphasized during the retreat, said Ciaciura. The deacon wives reiterated that there is no one set of rules, no mold for a deacon wife, and it s comforting to keep hearing that. There may be times when people expect us to be in a certain role, but that s their expectations. Reis said she views the path of each woman as being different. The way that the diaconal ministry works is that you are a team, but there isn t a set of rules for who you are as a husband and wife, she said. Some are retired, some still have children at home. We all received confirmation that this is something we re involved in together with our husbands, but there s no real blueprint. Parishes are different, lives are different. I appreciated that there were women from different parish backgrounds some large, some small, some outlying. There isn t a typical experience that we can expect to fall into. Each parish community will probably dictate that. I learned what to expect from being a deacon s wife, said Monica Acox. I think we all went in with lots of questions. My biggest one was How involved should I be in his ministry? Do I need to be? Do I want to be? The deacons wives shared their experience in a way that we felt more comfortable in our role. Everybody approached it differently. If something feels comfortable to you, then that s what you do. Naporano said that while the husbands are the ones called to the diaconate, it is through the service of their wives that they can fulfill their calling. Sometimes for the wives, the key is letting go, she said. It is our husbands who are called by God and who are in service to the church, to baptize the children, serve the priest, and be on call if somebody needs someone to talk to. The person the wife loves the most in the world is called to something else. It is a full circle. Upon ordination, the husband receives many graces from God, but as the wife of a deacon, we also receive graces, and those are nontransferable. Congratulations, s!

10 18 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. - Herodotus, 503 BC The unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service also could have become the motto of six men from the Diocese of Steubenville who joined the diaconate formation program with 12 men from Columbus three years ago. The Steubenville Six, who were ordained on Saturday, Nov. 10, by Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton, the newly installed bishop of Steubenville, have endured not only the miles required to study at the Pontifical College Josephinum, but also many challenges along the way. For three of the men who carpooled to make the two-and-a-half hour trip biweekly, the travel itself posed obstacles. We ve been through snowstorms and thunderstorms, even a tornado, especially every time I drive, said Stephen Miletic of Wintersville, a parishioner at Steubenville Holy Family Church, who took a sabbatical from his position as chief academic officer at Franciscan University of Steubenville in to research diaconate formation for Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, now bishop of Joliet, Ill., who was bishop of Steubenville at the time. Miletic then spent three years on a diocesan committee studying the diaconate. In the fourth year, Bishop Conlon issued a call for the diocese s first diaconal candidates. Miletic and his travel partners, Mark Erste of Bloomingdale (Richmond St. John Fisher Church) and Richard Adams of Steubenville (Steubenville Triumph of the Cross Church) experienced golf-ball-sized hail, fallen trees and electrical wires on their route, a dead battery, and a 100-mile ride in a Steubenville Six a success! New deacons from Steubenville trained in Columbus tow truck on country roads. One time, a deer hit us on the way to get Mark, said Miletic. We weren t going fast enough to damage the car, so we just went on. The travel issues weren t limited to the three. Tom Maedke of Steubenville (Steubenville St. Peter Church) once had a scary experience on Interstate 70 in a snowstorm. I could see the brake lights on the cars ahead and started to slow down, but the semi behind us couldn t and went into the median, Maedke said. It was surreal to see the big semi next to you out the side window, with snow flying. Thank God no one was hurt. Lee Weisend of Marietta (Marietta St. Mary Church) summarized the travel as a struggle, even a grind, describing the journey of the Steubenville Six to the diaconate with one word perseverance. You just deal with it, said Maedke. The travel was worth it, because if the formation program had been just the six of us, it would have gotten old, but joining with the 12 from Columbus gave us a richness, said Adams. They welcomed us with open arms. We think we ve broken through the bondage American men are under in which you can t share of yourself, your weaknesses and fears. We ve given each other advice in the car. We re on each other s side to succeed. We ve broken through the competitiveness that is so common in our culture, especially among men. As the first class of deacon candidates from the Diocese of Steubenville, they have endured more than the travel challenges. When Bishop Conlon gave approval to get a diaconal program started, the group had to condense what is normally a year-long aspirancy period into seven months so it could begin at the Josephinum with the Columbus group. They are in a diocese in which, 20 years ago, priests said deacons were not needed, so there will be an adjustment to having deacons involved at Mass and in parish ministries. Bishop Conlon was assigned to Joliet in mid-2011 and Bishop Monforton was not installed until this past September 2012, so the candidates have spent the last year wondering not just when they would be ordained, but if they would be ordained, and, if so, how they would be utilized. Their resilience is a sign of their dedication and desire to serve, said Father Wayne Morris, director of the diaconate for the Diocese of Steubenville. Every time we do something, it s a brand new hurdle, and they have shown themselves to be the exemplary guys that they are. Even if I never get ordained, I ve grown, said Dan Murray of Athens (Athens Catholic Community). With the big questions hovering over them, they also wondered about what to do if the new bishop moved their ordination along quickly, and about how to get their families to town in time. I ve had to trust God for those details, said Miletic. That gave me a lot of peace and reminded me I m not in control. During this process, I ve had times I said I trust you to God, and other times I was pulling back, wondering if things will work out. During this formation process, Miletic s wife had major cancer surgery, and it took a toll on his studies. I was so tired that I wanted to drop out, he said. But the guys looked at me like I was daft and told me to just take a week off. Every one of us felt like we should quit at one time or another. The six men got to know each other well enough to be a support system for each other as they prepare to serve the church as deacons. We thank the bishops for agreeing to merge the groups, said Erste. It shows the universality of the church, that we re not just Columbus or Steubenville, but that we re all in this together. What a privilege it has been to study at the Josephinum, said Maedke. It s an incredible facility and I find it heartwarming to see how many seminarians are here. It gives me great hope for the church. The Columbus guys made the journey so much more pleasant, added Murray, who studied at Columbus St. Charles Prpearatory School when it was a seminary. I graduated from the college, so every time I come to Columbus, it s like coming home. We ve been very fortunate to have the Columbus guys accept us in the program. Our diocese is truly learning what it means to have permanent deacons, said Father Morris. This is truly a new change for us. They will serve their role by being guys of faith in the midst of the community, helping to bring about the faith of the laity, which has been the vision from the beginning of our program. Photo: Newly ordained members of the first class of deacons from the Diocese of Steubenville are (from left) Tom Maedke, Mark Erste, Stephen Miletic, Lee Weisend, Dan Murray, and Richard Adams. December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 19 EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS DURING ADVENT For readers who may be interested in taking part in Eucharistic devotions during Advent, here is an updated list of parishes in the diocese where Eucharistic adoration or exposition takes place on a regular basis. In addition to the activities listed, Advent penance services will be conducted at a number of parishes. Readers are advised to contact parishes for specific dates and times. Anyone with additions or corrections to this list may contact Tim Puet at Catholic Times. Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Carmel Exposition: All Advent Sundays, 9 to 11 a.m. Cardington Sacred Hearts Exposition: First Fridays, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Chillicothe St. Peter Exposition: Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Columbus Christ the King Exposition: First Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Columbus Holy Cross First Fridays, from end of 7:30 p.m. Mass to 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Allnight Eucharistic vigil begins with Mass, followed by communal prayers, litanies, Rosaries, hymns and quiet time between prayers until 11:30, then exposition and private prayer until 7:30 a.m. Columbus Holy Family Exposition: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. continuous to 11:45 a.m. Friday, ending with Benediction. Contact church for details concerning entry. Columbus Holy Name During day in chapel, followed by Vespers and Mass at 5:30 p.m. Columbus Immaculate Conception Exposition: 24 hours, seven days a week, except during the Sacred Triduum, in the children s center (former convent). Press rear entry buzzer. Columbus Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Exposition: First Friday, from end of 9 a.m. Mass through Holy Hour at 6 p.m. Columbus Our Lady of Peace Exposition, Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Columbus Our Lady of Victory Exposition: First Friday, from 8 p.m. to start of 8 a.m. Saturday Mass. Columbus St. Andrew Exposition: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, from end of 6:30 a.m. Mass to 8:15 a.m.; Tuesdays, from end of 8:30 a.m. Mass to 9 p.m. Columbus St. Anthony Exposition: First Fridays, from end of 9 a.m. Mass to noon. Columbus St. Catharine Holy Hour; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays with exposition, Benediction, and Confession. Exposition: First Friday, after 8 a.m. Mass to 9:30 a.m. Columbus St. Cecilia Exposition: First Fridays, 9 a.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday. Columbus St. Christopher Adoration and prayer ministry: Weekdays from end of 8:30 a.m. Mass to 4:30 p.m. Columbus St. Elizabeth Exposition: second Sunday of the month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral Exposition: First Sundays, from end of 5:15 p.m. Mass to Benediction and Compline at 9 p.m. Columbus St. Ladislas Adoration: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays in former convent. Call Sister Wilma Ross, SCN, at (614) for instructions. Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona Exposition: Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Columbus St. Mary Exposition: First Fridays, from after noon Mass to 5 p.m. Columbus St. Mary Magdalene Exposition: second Monday of the month, 11 a.m. to noon in church; fourth Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to noon in Bishop Campbell Hall. Columbus St. Patrick Adoration: Third and fourth Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Exposition: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Fridays. Columbus St. Peter Exposition: First Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; all other Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. Columbus St. Stephen Exposition, Wednesdays, 5 to 6 p.m., and first Fridays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., both ending with Benediction. Columbus St. Timothy Exposition: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Danville St. Luke Exposition: Once a month (date varies), from after 10 a.m. Mass until 8 p.m. prayer service Sunday. Delaware St. Mary Exposition, First Sundays, from end of 12:15 p.m. Mass to 3 p.m.; Mondays, 6 p.m. to midnight. Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare Exposition: First Fridays from end of 9 a.m. Mass to 5 p.m.. Gahanna St. Matthew Exposition: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. No Exposition on Dec. 26. Granville St. Edward Exposition: 9:30 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday. Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Exposition: First Fridays, from end of 8:30 a.m. Mass to 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Jackson Holy Trinity Exposition: First Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon. Kenton Immaculate Conception Exposition: First Fridays, from after 8 a.m. Mass to 5 p.m. Lancaster St. Bernadette Exposition: Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to midnight in chapel. Knock on front door to gain admittance. Logan St. John Exposition: First Fridays, from 9 a.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Saturday, in adoration chapel. Marion St. Mary Adoration: Fridays, from after 8:30 a.m. Mass to 9 a.m. Saturday. Exposition: First Fridays, from after 8:30 a.m. Mass to 5 p.m. Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes Exposition: First Fridays, from after 5:15 p.m. Mass to 9 a.m. Saturday. Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul Exposition: 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 p.m. Friday, followed by Mass and Benediction. New Albany Church of the Resurrection Exposition: Call the parish office at (614) for times or go to the parish website, www. churchoftheresurrection.com. New Lexington St. Rose Exposition: First Fridays, from after 8 or 9 a.m. Mass to 4 p.m. New Philadelphia Sacred Heart Exposition: 9 a.m. Tuesday to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Confession and Adoration, followed by prayer service, 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 10, and 17. Newark Blessed Sacrament Exposition: Noon to midnight Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays in chapel; 9 a.m. to midnight Wednesdays in sanctuary. Newark St. Francis de Sales Exposition: 7 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Saturday, in day chapel. Pickerington St. Elizabeth Seton Adoration: 24 hours, seven days a week, except when Mass is being celebrated and during the Triduum, in chapel. Plain City St. Joseph Exposition: 6 to 8 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; 6 a.m. every Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday; 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays; evening hours follow 5:30 p.m. Mass and Vespers. Portsmouth Holy Redeemer Exposition: Tuesdays, 5 to 6 p.m. Portsmouth St. Mary Exposition: Fridays, from end of noon Mass to Benediction at 5:30 p.m. Powell St. Joan of Arc Exposition: 9 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Friday. Sunbury St. John Neumann Exposition: 5 p.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Church is locked from 6 p,m, Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday. Non-scheduled adorers who wish to visit during these hours should contact amydavis@hotmail.com. Washington Court House St. Colman of Cloyne Exposition: Holy Days of Obligation; all night on Feast of Corpus Christi. Waverly St. Mary Exposition: First Wednesday, from end of 6:30 p.m. Mass to Benediction at 8 p.m. Westerville St. Paul Holy hour of adoration: Thursdays, 6 to 7 p.m. Worthington St. Michael Exposition: 24 hours, seven days a week, except from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and during the Sacred Triduum, in the church s Adoration Chapel. Zaleski St. Sylvester Exposition: Thursdays, from after 8 a.m. Mass to 7 p.m. Zanesville St. Nicholas Exposition: First Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas Exposition: Fridays, noon to 9 p.m.

11 20 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 21 Pray for the newly ordained s Congratulations and Welcome Aboard Joe Knapke Saints Simon and Jude Parish West Jefferson Congratulations on the occasion of your ordination to the Diaconate DEACON TERRY ACOX from the St. Peter in Chains and St. Monica parish family ST. ROSE STUDENTS HONOR VETERANS Each Veterans Day, students in grades five to eight from New Lexington St. Rose School walk to Monument Square in New Lexington to honor Perry County s veterans. Social studies teachers Sue Richmond and Gail Finck sponsor the annual event. Before the visit, students reflected on the veterans and wrote prayers, poems, or short essays honoring servicemen and women from Perry County. After listening to presentations at the square, students placed their prayers and roses at the memorials in the square. They then looked for familiar last names on the carved stones and reflected on friends and family that had served our nation. Photo courtesy St. Rose School The Parish of the St. Edward the Confessor Granville, Ohio extends prayerful best wishes to JOHN C. BARBOUR on the occasion of his Diaconal Ordination on the 24 th of November 2012 May God and good St. Edward smile upon him and his family ITALIAN STUDENTS VISITED BISHOP WATTERSON Twelve students and two teacher chaperones from Columbus Bishop Watterson High School s sister school in Florence, Italy, Istituto Technico Commerciale e per Geometri (ITCG) Piera Calamandrei, spent 12 days with host families in November. The students and hosts made trips to cultural, historical, and artistic sites in central Ohio, and the guests shadowed their hosts during a regular school day. This is the second such visit by ITCG, with the first in Watterson students visited Italy in the spring of Photo courtesy Bishop Watterson High School TUNE IN TO PATRICK MADRID s new daily radio show! MONDAY FRIDAY 4pm - 5pm THE FASTEST HOUR IN CATHOLIC RADIO!

12 22 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 First Sunday of Advent (Cycle C) Be on the alert and pray always Father Lawrence L. Hummer Jeremiah 33:14-16 I Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 John 21:25-28,34-36 Jeremiah s prophecy speaks of the Lord fulfilling the promise made to the house of Israel and Judah. In these verses there are many similar sounds surrounding the thrice-repeated coming days (or variations of that expression) in the Hebrew text. These verses (actually verses 14-26) are thought to have been an addition to the original text of Jeremiah, probably borrowing from Jeremiah 23:5-6. They express hope for better days when the exile into Babylonia has ended. Those hopes for the future will ultimately never be realized, because the Isrealites will return from exile as people subject to the Persians. Two hundred years after the Persians, the Greeks will take over their rule. Except for a brief span of about 100 years from 165 BC to 63 BC, in terms of national politics, their fate was sealed. When Rome took over in 63 BC, their brief independence ended. Their identity as a nation ended in 70 AD, when the Romans began to destroy the Holy Land and Cogratulations its institutions, beginning with the Jerusalem Temple in 70 AD and ending by forbidding Jews to live in the Holy Land in about 135 AD. Thus, the scribe who wrote these lines would have been grief-stricken if he could have seen the future unfold as it did. If the Gospel seems familiar, it is because we had a similar account from Mark two weeks ago. Luke tells us to stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand. Contrary to popular belief that one should shy away from such manifestations of divine power, lest they look at the face of God and die, Luke tells us that we should look because our redemption is at hand. At the same time, Luke says don t be caught off guard. Do not let your hearts become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life. Luke was aware of the delay of the coming of the Son of Man which had begun to bother the second and third generation of Christians, who were expecting Jesus to return. Thus, Luke adds these words of warning to account for the delay. He also says Be on the alert and pray at all times to be able to survive whatever is going to happen, and so be able to stand before the Son of Man. The first piece of New Testament literature is the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians, a part of which is today s second reading. In that letter, which was written in the summer of 51 AD, most Christians still believed that the Lord was going to return soon. Certainly the Thessalonians believed that, because Paul elsewhere in that letter will specifically address this concern. The problem was not for those still living. The problem was for those Christians who had begun to die off, believing that Jesus was going to return and raise them to glory. They were worried about those who had died and had been dead for some years by this time. What was going to happen to them? Maybe our faith is misguided? These were the questions Paul would have to answer to satisfy their concerns. For the First Sunday of Advent, these are important questions still. We live Jeff Carpenter From the Staff and Parishioners of St. Bernadette Church in a time when 2,000 years have passed since those events and have grown used to the idea that God is never going to meet our time frame. Therefore, Be on the alert and pray always. Wise words at any time of the year, but especially during Advent! Father Lawrence Hummer, pastor at Chillicothe St. Mary, can be reached at hummerl@stmarychillicothe.com. The Weekday Bible Readings MONDAY Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-9 Matthew 8:5-11 TUESDAY Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1,7-8,12-13,17 Luke 10:21-24 WEDNESDAY Isaiah 25:6-10a Psalm 23:1-6 Matthew 15:29-37 THURSDAY Isaiah 26:1-6 Psalm 118:1,8-9,19-21,25-27a Matthew 7:21,24-27 FRIDAY Isaiah 29:17-24 Psalm 27:1,4,13-14 Matthew 9:27-31 SATURDAY Genesis 3:9-15,20 Psalm 98:1-4 Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12 Luke 1:26-38 DIOCESAN WEEKLY RADIO AND TELEVISION MASS SCHEDULE WEEK OF DECEMBER 2, 2012 SUNDAY MASS 10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on St. Gabriel Radio (820 AM), Columbus, and at Mass with the Passionist Fathers at 7 a.m. on WHIZ-TV, Channel 18, Zanesville, and 7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the CW), Channel 53, Columbus. Check local cable systems for WHIZ s and WWHO s cable channel listings. Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, Birmingham, Ala., at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Time Warner Channel 385, Insight Channel 382, or WOW Channel 378) (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight). Mass from Kenton Immaculate Conception Church at 10 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 6 (Hardin County). Mass from Portsmouth St. Mary Church at noon on Time Warner Channel 24 in Scioto County. DAILY MASS 8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and midnight) See EWTN above; and on I-Lifetv (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Murray City and Washington C.H.; Channel 125 in Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown and New Philadelphia; and Channel 207 in Zanesville); 8 p.m., St. Gabriel Radio (820 AM), Columbus, and at We pray Week I, Seasonal Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 23 It was my first year at the diocesan education office and I was with one of my colleagues interviewing prospective teachers at Ohio State. Even though I had just concluded an interview, I couldn t help but notice that something was going terribly wrong with my colleague s interview. My thoughts were confirmed when I heard the words You know what, I never really wanted to be a teacher. I guess I let others talk me into it. As my colleague tried to help the young man being interviewed come to grips with what he had just said, the man shook my colleague s hand and left. Four years of college and thousands of dollars and out the door he went. In a strange sort of way, too many of the faithful seem to make a similar decision with God; they just don t officially announce it. Our world with all its splendor is a world filled with hurt. The faithful are called to help that world and bring people to belief. God equips us all with certain gifts to try to help those who are hurting see His love, mercy, and truth. Recently, I came to grips with one of those hurting people, albeit a spoiled person, in a grocery store parking lot. As I got out of my vehicle, a man pointed to me and said, You look too smart to believe in all of that nonsense. I looked to see what he meant. I was wearing a Notre Dame football jacket, but it was then I noticed that he was pointing to the back of my vehicle, where my pro-life license plate and St Gabriel Catholic Radio bumper sticker were visible. The man went on and on about how there is no truth, and if there were any, his plethora of atheistic bumper stickers was where the truth resided. We talked for a while, much to the amusement or bemusement of We thank you for answering God s Call to the Diaconate. May God bless you and keep you today and always as you begin to do His work here in the Diocese of Columbus. From the Office of Development and Planning Diocese of Columbus Do We Really Believe? THE TIDE IS TURNING TOWARD CATHOLICISM David Hartline passers-by. He told me he was a retired professor and went on about how smart he was, even though he didn t seem to be familiar with the writings of St. Augustine, St Albert the Great (the father of science), or St Thomas Aquinas. all of which have to be studied in any Western civilization or political science theory class. He told me he had met too many hypocritical believers, and while I said that was sad, I also told him I haven t lost faith in education because I have met some hypocritical and agendadriven educators. I gave him my latest book, The Catholic Tide Continues to Turn, and we went our separate ways. I can only hope and pray not only that he changes his ways, but that he didn t greatly influence too many of his students. He seemed an angry man in need of God s love, grace, and truth. For some strange reason, the ranks of the agnostic and atheistic are growing. Now some of you may say If the Catholic Church is growing, how can the ranks of the non-believers be growing? Sadly, too many other churches have completely abandoned their core beliefs to fit into the whims and folly of our changea-minute world, which only leads to disconnection and disbelief. This poor man and those who influenced him may be part of that statistic. We need to be a beacon of hope to those who are lost. The Church has been part of hundreds of movements through the centuries to address the challenges of each era. Best Wishes and Love to Todd Tucky on the occasion of your ordination Today, we have many movements for men, women, young people, and families that reach out to each person in some special way to touch their particular need or interest. I will address some of these in the coming weeks. In my next column, I will address the coming 100th anniversary of the Schoenstatt movement founded by Father Joseph Kentenich. This movement. which began in Germany. uses traditional Catholic devotions to the Blessed Mother, coupled with elements of Catholic psychology, education, and human behavior to help people realize their God-given potential to not only better themselves, but also those around them, which our hurting world so desperately needs. Hartline is the an author, founder of the Catholicreport.org and a former teacher and administrator for the diocese. from the people of St. Mary Parish, Marion

13 24 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 BRILL, Charles L., 86, Nov. 21 Holy Spirit Church, Columbus CARRICK, Frank L., 78, Nov. 18 St. Mary Church, Columbus CLARK, Mary A., 89, Nov. 25 Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus DEL TOSTO, Phyllis A., 69, Nov. 20 St. Andrew Church, Columbus DeMATTIO, Leonard Jr., 51, Nov. 10 Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia FERRIS, Charles A., 64, Nov. 20 St. Agatha Church, Columbus FIORENTINO, Robert J., 82, Nov. 11 St. Peter Church, Columbus FREYBERG, Christopher D., 27, formerly of Columbus, Nov. 23 St. Louis Church, Gallipolis GILBERT, Neil V., 64, Nov. 22 St. Paul Church, Westerville HENSEL, Mary C., 92, Nov. 20 Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus KOT, Richard, 71, Nov. 18 St. Brendan Church, Hilliard Pray for our dead MASSA, Gladys, 89, Nov. 21 St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark McGOWAN, Bob, 79, Oct. 5 Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia MICKLEY, Robert E., 87, Nov. 11 St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon MILLER, Helen J., 85, Nov. 19 St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville MOGAN, Lerease, 83, Nov. 19 Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus MUNTEAN, Judy L., 49, Nov. 21 St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell SHEPARD, Dorothy, 98, Nov. 20 St. Timothy Church, Columbus SNODGRASS, Linda C., 63, Nov. 19 St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington STANGE, Rosemary, 91, Nov. 17 St. Ladislas Church, Columbus TINNERELLO, Alma A., 76, Nov. 21 St. Mary Church, Columbus WARD, Tina N., 83, Nov. 23 St. Andrew Church, Columbus Reverend Monsignor Christopher J. Schreck, Rector/President, and the entire community of the Pontifical College Josephinum send congratulations and prayerful best wishes to the newly ordained permanent deacons of the Diocese of Columbus! 7625 North High Street Columbus, Ohio / info@pcj.edu / Louis J. Fancelli Funeral Mass for Louis J. Fancelli, 79, who died Friday, Nov. 23, was held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Columbus St. Matthias Church. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1933, to Eliseo and Minnie Fancelli, graduated from Columbus St. Francis of Assisi School, attended Columbus St Mary and Central high schools, and served in the Army from 1954 to He was employed by the Ohio Wire Co. for more than 20 years, then was minority owner of Panacea Products from 1974 until his retirement in He served as a coach in the 1960s at Columbus St. James the Less School Mark D. Kotlinski Funeral Mass for Mark D. Kotlinski, 65, who died Tuesday, Nov. 20, was held Monday, Nov. 26, at Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel in St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus, followed by burial at the cemetery. He was born July 9, 1947, to the late Sigmond and Virginia (Phelps) Kotlinski, and graduated from Columbus St. Charles Preparatory Congratulations and from 1978 to 1993 at Columbus St. Matthias School, where one of his basketball teams won a diocesan championship. He also was a youth sports coach for the Godman Guild, was president of the St James the Less Booster Club, the Flytown Club, and the Guild Athletic Club, and was active in the St. Francis of Assisi senior citizens group. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Leonard and John. Survivors include his wife, Rose (Rizek); son, Lou; daughter, Gina (Jack) Wisman; brothers, Joe (Jeannine), Frank (Dorothy), and Jim (Carol); sister, Pauline (Jim) Rushia; and three grandchildren. School and Ohio Dominican College. He was a retired teacher in the Columbus diocesan school system, having taught at Columbus St. Mary Magdalene and St. Mary schools and coached softball, basketball, and football for many years. Survivors include his brothers, Bruce and Stephen; a nephew and a niece. obituaries to tpuet@colsdioc.org DEACON JACK MALONE from St. Cecilia Parish December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 25 CLASSIFIED AL ROEHRENBECK LEAVES / SNOW ZIP CODES: 43209, 13, 27, 32 CALL (614) TREES, WREATHS AND ROPING! St. Andrew s Annual Christmas Tree Sale through Saturday, December Reed Rd, Upper Arlington (Athletic Field South Entrance) Tues-Fri 5-7 pm; Sat 10 am-7 pm; Sun 1-7 pm Sponsored by St. Andrew Council Knights of Columbus Holy Rosary-St. John s HOLIDAY BAZAAR 640 South Ohio Ave. Columbus (in Campion Hall - 2nd floor) Sat, Dec 1, 10-4; Sun, Dec 2, 11-3; & Mon, Dec 3, 3-7:30 Gift items, stocking stuffers, toys, jewelry and more! Parking on the street or the back lot. Enter building from the parking lot ext. 1 HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR St Dominic Parish Center, 455 N 20th St, Cols Sunday, Dec 9th, NOON - 4 PM Unique selected vendors with many one-of-a-kind items; food; door prizes For information, contact Pamela Wright Busby All fund-raising events (festivals, bazaars, spaghetti dinners, fish fries, bake sales, pizza/sub sales, candy sales, etc.) will be placed in the Fund-Raising Guide. An entry into the Guide will be $18.50 for the first six lines, and $2.65 for each additional line. For more information, call Steve DeMers at or Happenings submissions Notices for items of Catholic interest must be received at least 12 days before expected publication date. We will print them as space permits. Items not received before this deadline may not be published. Listings cannot be taken by phone. Mail to: The Catholic Times Happenings, 197 East Gay St., Columbus, OH Fax to: as text to tpuet@colsdioc.org H A P P E N I N G S NOVEMBER 29, THURSDAY 20s Group Meeting at Columbus St. Patrick 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Weekly meeting of parish s new 20s Group. All young adults invited. Begins with Holy Hour, followed at 8 by program , THURSDAY-FRIDAY Ohio Dominican Holiday Art Market 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wehrle Art Gallery, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. Holiday art market featuring handcrafted items and original artwork by ODU faculty, staff, and students. 30, FRIDAY Ohio Dominican Vespers and Christmas Tree Lighting 6 p.m., Christ the King Chapel, Sansbury Hall, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. Christmas Vespers service, followed by blessing of Nativity scene and Christmas tree lighting. DECEMBER 1, SATURDAY Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City 9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City. Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary and confession Mary s Little Children Prayer Group Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. 8:30 a.m., confessions, 9 a.m., Mass, followed by Fatima prayers and Rosary (Shepherds of Christ format); 10 a.m., meeting Thomas Merton Retreat at St. Paul 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Miller Hall, St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville. Retreat with Dr. James Finley, a former associate of Thomas Merton. focusing on Merton as a guide to contemplative living Program for Young People at Portsmouth St. Mary 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Maroon Hall, St. Mary Church, 524 6th St., Portsmouth. Social and discussion program for young adults with sisters of the Children of Mary, including Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and confession A Bethlehem Carol at St. Joan of Arc 7:30 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Church, Liberty Road, Powell. 20th annual performance of parish children s Christmas musical, A Bethlehem Carol Filipino Mass at Holy Cross 7:30 p.m., Holy Cross Church, 204 S. 5th St., Columbus. Mass in the Tagalog language for members of the Filipino Catholic community , SATURDAY-SUNDAY Nativity Exhibit at Jubilee Museum 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Holy Family Jubilee Museum, 57 S. Grubb St., Columbus. Mangers at the Museum exhibit of nearly 100 Nativity sets, including the largest set of Fontanini figures in the United States. Also open weekdays by appointment , SUNDAY St. Christopher Adult Religious Education 10 to 11:15 a.m., St. Christopher Parish Center, 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus. Talk on The Many Faces of Mary with Brother Randall Kin, OFM ` Exposition at Church of the Resurrection Our Lady of the Resurrection Chapel, Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, beginning with procession into chapel following 11 a.m. Mass and continuing to 5 p.m Family Advent Afternoon at Lancaster St. Mary 12:30 p.m., St. Mary Church, 132 S. High St., Lancaster. Family Advent afternoon featuring crafts, fellowship, and lunch. Reservations requested Seton Parish Advent and Christmas Concert 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road N., Pickerington. Advent and Christmas concert featuring children s choir, praise and traditional choirs, New Creation Singers and adult handbell ringers Vespers Service at Plain City St. Joseph 6 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City. Vespers service for the First Sunday of Advent Catholic Youth Summer Camp Dinner Theater 6 to 9 p.m., Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road, Columbus. Catholic Youth Summer Camp dinner theater production Awaiting Christ, featuring Advent-related skits, dramas, and music Catholicism at St. Andrew 6:45 p.m., St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus. Part 4 of Father Robert Barron s Catholicism video series, followed by small-group discussion. Series continues once a month through June Vespers Service at Columbus St. Patrick 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. First of three Sunday Advent vespers services; other services scheduled Dec. 9 and Compline at Cathedral 9 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. Chanting of Compline , SUNDAY-MONDAY Parish Mission at Portsmouth St. Mary 7 to 9 p.m., St. Mary Church, 524 6th St., Portsmouth. Parish mission with sisters of the Children of Mary, based on the prophetic dream of St. John Bosco , MONDAY Adoration, Prayer Service at New Philadelphia 6 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 139 3rd St. N.E., New Philadelphia. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confession, and prayer service for Advent Marian Prayer Group 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Mass for Catholic family life Charismatic Prayer Group at St. Thomas 7 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 2692 E. 5th Ave., Columbus. Meeting of Charismatic Prayer Group Bishop Watterson Choir Concert 7 p.m., Bishop Watterson High School, 99 E. Cooke Road, Columbus. Holiday concert featuring school s choir, which performed at Carnegie Hall earlier this year , MONDAY-WEDNESDAY Westerville St. Paul Parish Mission 9:15 to 10 a.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m., St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville. Parish mission led by Dr. James Finley on Contemplative Prayer As a Path to God , TUESDAY Serra Club of North Columbus Meeting Noon, Jessing Center, Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus. Serra Club of North Columbus meeting with Father Michael Hinterschied. Reservations required. Prayer Group Meeting at St. Mark 7 p.m., St. Raymond Room, St. Mark Center, 324 Gay St., Lancaster. Light of Life Prayer Group meeting Catholic War Veterans Monthly Meeting 7 p.m., Red Room, St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus. Catholic War Veterans Post 1936 meeting. For those who served three months, were honorably discharged or are on active duty , WEDNESDAY Catholicism at St. Andrew 9:30 a.m., St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus. Part 4 of Father Robert Barron s Catholicism video series, followed by small-group discussion. Series continues once a month (twice in May) through May , THURSDAY Ohio Dominican LEAD Program Open House 6 p.m., LEAD Center, Ohio Dominican University, 2600 Airport Drive, Columbus. Open house for adult accelerated program of ODU s Learning Enhanced Adult Degree initiative Tajci Cameron Concert at Columbus St. Patrick 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Emmanuel, a concert with internationally known singer Tajci Cameron, telling a story of longing to believe and waiting for the miracle of Christmas in one s own heart. Sponsored by parish 20s Group. 7, FRIDAY St. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed Sacrament St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Begins after 8:15 a.m. Mass; continues to 5 p.m. Saturday. Monthly Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continues through 6 p.m. Holy Hour. Catholic Men s Luncheon Club Meeting 12:15 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Catholic Men s Luncheon Club meeting with Father Michael Hinterschied, parochial vicar, Westerville St. Paul Church St. John Chrysostom First Friday Sale 4 to 6 p.m., St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, 5858 Cleveland Ave., Columbus. First Friday sale of pirogi, stuffed cabbage, noodles, and baked goods All-Night Exposition at Our Lady of Victory Our Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road, Columbus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8 p.m. until Mass at 8 a.m. Saturday, sponsored by church s Knights of Columbus council and Columbus Serra Club. 7-9, FRIDAY-SUNDAY St. Pius X Men s Retreat St. Therese s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus. Men s retreat sponsored by Reynoldsburg St. Pius X Church, led by Father Vinny McKiernan, CSP. Theme: Jesus Is God s Unique Human ADVENTure. Reservation deadline Nov

14 26 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 Living Water Celebrates and Shares This Christmas Living Water, a music ministry based at the Church of the Resurrection in New Albany, will debut its concert narrative On a Night Like This at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in St. Luke Lutheran Church, 4456 Morse Road, Gahanna. On a Night Like This retells the timeless story of the birth of Jesus from the perspective of many: Mary, Joseph, the innkeeper, even God the Father. It uses Scripture, narration, songs, and music to provide a deep experience of the Christmas story. The evening begins with energizing praise and worship music and ends with a singalong of traditional carols in some Blankets for Sandy Marathon Students participated in a tie blanket marathon on Saturday, Nov. 17. More than 40 blankets were made for victims of Hurricane Sandy by students from Columbus St. Charles, St. Francis DeSales, Bishop Watterson, and Our Lady of Peace, and Dublin St. Brigid, Westerville St. Paul, and Worthington St. Michael schools. non-traditional ways. Living Water will travel to the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville to present the same program on Saturday, Dec. 15. This will be the band s fourth performance at the institution. The Dec. 12 concert is free, but audience members are invited to bring Congratulations Joe Meyer on your ordination as a deacon The family of Saint Matthew the Apostle Church welcomes you and prays that God would continue to guide you as you offer your life in service of the Church. Thank you for your commitment to building up God s Kigdom here on earth. a non-perishable food item or make a financial contribution to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Living Water shares a portion of its proceeds from every performance with a charity. Last year, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank distributed more than 40 million pounds of food in 20 counties through its partner agencies, providing food for more than 100,000 meals each day. Most-needed foods include chili with beans, canned fruit, tuna, canned vegetables, canned meat, soup (with vegetables), and peanut butter. In addition, every $10 donated provides 30 meals for people in need. St. Peter and St. Mary parishes in Chillicothe wish to congratulate Reed Hauser as he is ordained to the Permanent Diaconate Saturday, November 24, 2012 at St. Joseph Cathedral. May God Bless you, in all that you do for our Lord within our parishes and in the community. Thank you Reed, for saying yes to this great sacrament. May you and Thecla enjoy many hours and years of fulfillment. December 2, 2012 Catholic Times 27 The Catholic Foundation Congratulates the Newly Ordained Class of 2012 Permanent s Congratulations s! To help us continue our support of faith formation, please consider donating to the Support for Vocations fund Vocations Social Services Catholic Education Parish Life The Priests, s, Religious and People of St. Brendan the Navigator congratulate Douglas Saunders on his ordination to the ate and pray for his future ministry Prayer... calls down God s love, and the sacraments confer it. Saint Francis desales Introduction to the Devout Life, 42 John Barbour Prayerful good wishes on the occasion of your Ordination to the Diaconate from the Priests and People of St. Francis desales Church Newark Congratulations s!

15 28 Catholic Times December 2, 2012 St. Paul the Apostle Parish Family congratulates Joseph Ciaciura On his recent ordination to the order of deacon May God richly bless Joe, Tara and their family today and always Congratulations Tim Birie on your ordination as from your St. Vincent depaul family