LAST CHANCE -- ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT! VIRTUS CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING REQUIRED

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1 MEMO To: Deacon Community From: Barry Mersmann Subject: Monthly Updates Date: June, 2014 LAST CHANCE -- ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT! VIRTUS CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING REQUIRED ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE? Everyone in the Archdiocese will be required to be trained/re-trained using VIRTUS regardless of when you were previously trained using our old materials and video. The deadline for completing all VIRTUS re-training is June 30, That allows ONE MONTH TO COMPLETE VIRTUS training across the Archdiocese. The loss of your faculties may be on the line until you successfully complete VIRTUS training and remain current with the bulletins! ALL DEACONS AND DEACON CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE THIS NEW TRAINING PROGRAM AND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE MONTHLY BULLETINS EVEN IF UNASSIGNED OR IN SENIOR STATUS. Due to time constraints, there will be no special VIRTUS training for deacons or deacon candidates. Please check the Archdiocesan web page ( for training sites, dates and times near you in order to preregister. After July 1, 2014, anyone who falls three or more Bulletins behind will be required to attend another full three hour VIRTUS Training Session. ALSO, NEW BACKGROUND CHECK AND FINGERPRINTING RULES GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, Everyone will need to be refingerprinted every 5 years. If you haven t been fingerprinted within the last 5 years, you may want to get it done by then. All Deacons need to have completed the BCI (Ohio) fingerprinting and the electronic background check through Selection.com. If you have any problems or questions, please feel free to contact Barry or Dave at the Office of the Diaconate. SEE ATTACHED FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE. PREACHING WORKSHOP Mark your calendars Saturday, August 23 rd from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Peter, Huber Heights. This workshop will closely examine Preaching the Mystery of Faith, assess its key points and challenges with emphasis on workable approaches for addressing doctrine and Church teaching in the Sunday homily, and explore the challenges that this represents for us as preachers. We ll also review what Pope Francis has to say about preaching in Evangelii Gaudium and how that lines-up with the new bishops document. The workshop will address other topics Seven Steps for a Truly Horrible Homily, What Teens & Young Adults Want in the Sunday Homily, among others and feature a hands-on session on multi-generational preaching. Registration information was mailed in May. 1

2 SUMMIT 2014 PROCLAIM: EQUIPPING DISCIPLES FOR A NEW MISSIONARY AGE An important event in the life of the Archdiocese will be happening October 6 th and 7 th at the Dayton Convention Center. Proclaim is the culmination of several years of work to address the importance and direction of the New Evangelization. The deacons of the Archdiocese will play an important role in this effort. Please plan on attending this exciting opportunity to hear from some excellent speakers including Rev. Robert J. Hater who will be leading a ministerial forum for deacons only. His topic will be Smile and Say Hello: Diaconal Ministry in a Changing Catholic Culture and Climate. There will also be workshops available with a variety of topics relevant to our call. WHEN: Monday, October 6 to Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Registration, gathering and vendors open at 8 a.m. PROCLAIM will begin with liturgy at 9 a.m. WHAT: A 2 day gathering to pray, dialogue and learn as we examine the complexities of the new missionary age and equip ourselves to proclaim Christ in every human situation. WHERE: Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio. WHO: All parish, school and Archdiocesan leaders invested in the evangelizing mission of the Church, including: pastors and all clergy, liturgists and musicians, catechetical leaders, youth ministers, parish pastoral ministers, Catholic school principals, high school religion department chairpersons, campus ministers, business managers, and seminarians. COST: $95 for registrants from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (scholarships are available for the tuition costs of the event for deacons) 50th ANNUAL MELCHISEDECH OPEN For complete information see the attached page. FEAST OF ST. LAWRENCE CELEBRATION & RECOMMITMENT The annual Feast of St. Lawrence Celebration and Recommitment will take place August 10, 2014 at St. Joseph Church in Wapakoneta, Ohio. It will begin with Mass at 4:00 p.m. with Archbishop Schnurr presiding. Mass will be followed by social time then dinner. Registration information was mailed in May. DEACON RETREATS There are two deacon retreats scheduled for this fall: September St. Meinrad Archabbey The Way, the Truth, the Life with Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB October The Spiritual Center of Maria Stein Deacon Saints with Bishop Joe Binzer Registration information will be available in June. NDICE REGISTRATION The registration form for NDICE is included with this Memo. Full scholarships for two couples, 4 singles or a combination of the same from each region were given following the May Deacon Community Regional Meetings. The recipients are: Nick Jurosic, John & Shirley Carlin, Ralph & Mary Gutman, Bill & Nancy LeCain, Henry & Betsy Jacquez, Jerry & Jeanie Cain. Additional scholarships are available upon request. 2

3 DIRECTORY UPDATES Deacon Tony Gagliarducci s new address is: tonygag002@gmail.com Barry Mersmann s home contact information is: mersmannb@cinci.rr.com (H) (C) Gaines Rd. Cincinnati, OH Deacon John & Betti Glynn s new postal address is: 2181 Wolfangel Rd. Cincinnati, OH Deacon Paul & Rita Kluener s new postal address is: 971 Bayley Place Dr. Cincinnati, OH PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Deacon Terry and Mary Coleman and their family. Terry & Mary s daughter Kimberly Halberstadt, who is pregnant with twins, is high risk for not only losing the twins but also developing the condition pre-eclampsia. During her first pregnancy she also had twins and one died early on, which was a devastating loss for all of the family. She desperately wants both of these little ones. Cate Holthaus and her family. Deacon John Holthaus passed away on May 19. Deacon Tracy and Joyce Jamison and their family. Joyce's father, William Earl Baker, died unexpectedly the first week of May. Deacon Roger and Lori Klosterman and their family. Lori will undergo hip replacement on June 2 in Dayton. Deacon Len and Ellen Parker and their family. Ellen was placed in ICU on a respirator at Clinton Memorial Hospital on May 21. On May 22 she was removed from the respirator and was up and alert. The doctors think she had a reaction to the anesthesia. Ellen is now doing well. Thanks for your prayers. Deacon Dan and Mary Rader and their family. Mary is in Bethesda North recovering from pneumonia. She is much improved and has been moved to the nursing care unit at Bethesda North Hospital. She is in room G-124 and her phone number is Deacon Candidate Hans and Dory Schade and their family. Hans father, Johannes Peter Schade, passed away on May 17. PRAYER REQUEST UPDATES Deacon Bob and Leah Crook and their family. Bob is slowly progressing. His transplant is showing signs of grafting which is a blessing. He has suffered from the side effects of chemo hair loss and mouth sores especially. Bob shows 98% donor cells!! Grafted!! Counts are doing the up and down thing because of his previous scarring in the bone marrow. Bob is getting well. Thank you so much for the prayers!!!!! Leah Crook BOB IS HOME! Deacon Len and Ellen Parker and their family. Len has been experiencing additional pain and other problems lately. He is scheduled for further testing and is in need of our prayers. Deacon Clif and Jane Perryman and their family. Clif is recovering from bi-lateral knee replacement surgery which was performed on April 22. Deacon Bill and Jean Schaefer and their family. Bill underwent back surgery at Kettering Hospital in Dayton on April 16 for at least one herniated disc and the repair of other arthritic damage to vertebrae. He is doing well with some residual pain in his leg until the nerves heal. He is up and walking. 3

4 And anyone who is suffering who is not noted above and of whom I am unaware. May they know that we will include them and their needs in our prayers. NECROLOGY June 2, 2002 Mary Coyle June 6, 1981 Deacon Elmer Brunner Ordained 9/26/76 June 8, 2012 Deacon William Aufderheide Ordained 6/20/87 June 10, 2001 Deacon William Michael Ordained 9/26/92 June 16, 1972 Thelma Beck June 17, 2005 Eileen Sprinkle June 21, 2007 Deacon Cletus Homan Ordained 9/28/91 June 23, 2010 Deacon Donald (Mike) Davenport Ordained 9/26/92 June 26, 2011 Deacon Henry Beck Ordained 7/28/79 June 28, 2011 Kay Schmidl ONGOING FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES **BEGINNING OF LIFE ISSUES Rev. Earl Fernandes Good Shepherd Community or 6/1 7:00 p.m. Good Shepherd Church **FINDING GOD THROUGH VISUAL ART A retreat exploring artistic expression as a spiritual practice Holly Schapker & Richard Bollman, S.J. -- ( or , ext. 10) 6/7 (9:00 a.m.) -- 6/8 (noon) Jesuit Spiritual Center, Milford **END OF LIFE ISSUES Rev. Earl Fernandes Good Shepherd Community or 6/10 7:00 p.m. Good Shepherd Church **NDICE -- FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE: CONTINUING THE CALL July Xavier University, Cincinnati **FEAST OF ST. LAWRENCE 8/10/14 Mass at 4:00 p.m. with reception and meal following -- St. Joseph, Wapakoneta **PREACHING WORKSHOP FOR DEACONS 8/23/14 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. St. Peter, Huber Heights **ST. MEINRAD 2014 DEACON RETREAT Fr. Vincent Tobin, OSB 9/23-25/2014 **GATHERING Proclaim: Priests, Deacons and Lay Ecclesial Ministers 10/6 & 7/2014 Dayton Convention Center **MARIA STEIN 2014 DEACON RETREAT Bishop Joe Binzer 10/10-12/2014 Spiritual Center of Maria Stein ** Thanks to generous donations by members of the Deacon Community and their families to the DEACON MEMORIAL FUND, scholarships (full or partial) are available for these programs through the Office of the Diaconate. 4

5 WILLS AND MEMORIALS YOU MAY CONSIDER INCLUDING THE DEACON MEMORIAL FUND IN YOUR WILL OR MEMORIAL OFFERINGS. THE DEACON MEMORIAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO AID MEMBERS OF THE DEACON COMMUNITY IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES AND IN THEIR ONGOING FORMATION (RETREATS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION). ANY DONATIONS TO THE DEACON MEMORIAL FUND ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE Checks can be made out to THE DEACON MEMORIAL FUND and sent to: Office of the Diaconate 100 E. Eighth St. Cincinnati, OH Office of the Diaconate Phone and BARRY , Ext If You Need Barry for an Emergency after Office Hours or on Weekends Home Phone Cell Phone DAVE , Ext

6 Effective January 1, 2014, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is changing the way it performs background checks for individuals. Everyone MUST have new background checks done, either electronically and / or through fingerprinting every five (5) years. The following seven steps are those that individuals and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati must follow to comply with the Archdiocese Decree on Child Protection. These steps must be completed in the following order: 1. Register with VIRTUS a. Every person must first create a VIRTUS User Account and password. Individuals must retain and safeguard this information as it will be required to access your information later. b. After creating a User Account, all persons must register in advance for a VIRTUS Session. 2. Attend a VIRTUS Protecting Godʼs Children Training Session a. Individuals must be sure to sign-in when arriving at the VIRTUS Training location. 3. All VIRTUS Facilitators Must Return Sign-In Sheets to Archdiocese Offices a. Training location Facilitators are responsible for the timely submission of all VIRTUS Session sign-in sheets to the Office of Safe Environment for Protection of Children and Youth. 4. User VIRTUS Account is Activated a. Following receipt of the sign-in sheets, the Archdiocese Office of Safe Environment for Protection of Children and Youth will activate VIRTUS User Accounts for persons who signed in at the Sessions. b. Individuals will then receive s from VIRTUS notifying them that their accounts are active. c. Individuals can now proceed to SELECTiON.COM to do their background checks. NB: PLEASE LIST ARCHDIOCESAN DEACON (Cincinnati) as one of your Additional Locations 5. Individuals proceed online to SELECTiON.COM a. You CANNOT proceed to this step unless step 4 above has been completed! b. The method of background check is determined by the needs of the Individual. i. Certain individuals that are only volunteering require only an electronic records search by SELECTiON.COM. This can be completed through the online process at SELECTiON.COM (Individuals can request that results of their online background checks be sent to their homes at the time of initiating the check with SELECTiON.COM ). ii. If you are a Cleric, Religious, School, Parish or Archdiocese employee, or someone certified by the Ohio Department of Education, you MUST be background checked through fingerprinting. iii. Please see this link: for help in determining your background check requirements. 6. SELECTiON.COM will electronically synchronize and send its background check results to VIRTUS 6

7 7. VIRTUS will then electronically upload each individualʼs data to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Master Reports a. Anyone who would like to receive a copy of his / her background check results through fingerprinting must request a copy of those results in writing. The results will be mailed back to the address listed in VIRTUS. Basic Questions How is this procedure different from what we ve been doing before? Teachers, staff and clerics are required to be fingerprinted every five years. Beginning January 1, 2014, volunteers will not have to be fingerprinted, but they will have to do a background check with Selection.com from within their VIRTUS account. Who? As of 1/1/2014 Online Background Check and Fingerprints: Teachers, Clerics, Staff will need electronic online background checks (Background Checks Online within your VIRTUS account under Toolbox tab) and Fingerprinting (BCI). Fingerprint Locations You can go to the offices of Selection.com in Glendale: 155 Tri County Pkwy Cincinnati, OH Monday- Friday: 8AM-5PM or the Middletown location at: 1711 Runway Drive Middletown, OH Sunday- Saturday: 8AM-4PM How much? The on-line background check is $25. The cost of BCII fingerprint checks will be $30. FBI fingerprints will be $32 for people who have lived outside the state of Ohio in the last 5 years. Payment for the BCII and FBI checks must be made by cash, or check. 7

8 National Diaconate Institute for Continuing Education 2014 Conference Registration Form Name Preferred Name on Badge Check one: Deacon Deacon-Candidate Deacon Widow Other Address City State Zip Telephone ( ) (Arch) Diocese Is this your first NDICE institute? Yes No If yes, were you invited by a past attending Deacon? If so, please list his name: Name of Spouse (if) attending: Registration Fee Deacon or Deacon-Candidate only ($185.00) = $ Deacon or Deacon-Candidate & spouse ($270.00) = $ Deacon Widow No Charge Other Participants ($230.00) = $ Food (For all Meals Sunday Dinner thru Wednesday Lunch) Persons with all 3 meals (all days) $ = $ Persons with lunch and dinner (all days) $ = $ Persons with breakfast and dinner (all days) $90.00 = $ Banquet Only $45.00 = $ Meal Prices include Banquet. Choose Banquet Entrée: Chicken Steak Vegetarian Housing (Campus Dormitory; List Number of Overnights) Single Room (s) x $45.00 per night x ( ) nights = $ Double Room (s) x $65.00 per night x ( ) nights = $ Total Conference Fees: $ Discount to Returning Deacon for signing up a First Time Attendee $ 50.00: $ ( ) Please list name of new attendee (Limit one): I would like to make a charitable contribution to NDICE: $ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ Housing Needs: Sat., July 19 Sun., July 20 Mon., July 21 Tues., July 22 Wed., July 23 Name of person(s) sharing room/suite: Special Needs: Yes No (If yes, specify dietary or housing requirements on a separate sheet.) ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE Makes checks payable to NDICE. (Credit cards not accepted) Send Registration Form and Payment to: Deacon Hank Babin, NDICE Executive Secretary, 4460 Miranda Drive, Olive Branch, MS CANCELLATION REFUND POLICY Before July 1, amount paid LESS $50 cancellation fee. After July 1 until start of 2014 NDICE 50% refund of amount paid. 8

9 50th ANNUAL MELCHISEDECH OPEN Dear Members of the Order of Deacon: We are happy to invite you to play in the 50th Annual Melchisedech Open Golf Tournament. This is an excellent way to share priestly fraternity. This year s event again will be held at the Pipestone Golf Club, 4344 Benner Road, in Miamisburg, Ohio, on Monday, August 4, Mark your calendars! As in past years, the event will be a scramble. Registration will begin at 12:30 PM with a Shot Gun Start at 1:30 PM. At the time of your registration, you will receive the new Melchisedech Open Golf Shirt. Of course, there will be prizes for highly-skilled golfers, with the top three squads receiving much-coveted trophies! There will also be prizes for Closest to the Pin (Holes 8 & 17) and for Longest Drive (Holes 5 & 14)! After the golf, there will be a Cash Bar-Social from 6:00-7:00 PM, followed by dinner, which will begin around 6:45 PM. Reservations for the Event are absolutely necessary! We ask that you fill out the form below and return it no later than July 21, Forms should be returned to: Thea Padgett, Kelly Bird Drive, Lawrenceburg, IN Checks should be made payable ONLY to Melchisedech Open. We look forward to having you with us. Fraternally, The PGA Committee (Priest Golfers Association) Harry Gerdes, President Emeritus Earl Fernandes, Jamie Weber, Francis Wagner, Michael Erb, Chris Coleman, Bob Leever Golf Cart & Dinner $ 75.00* Dinner Only $ 30.00* Names of Foursome & Shirt-Size (S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL) *This includes 2 drink tickets and a new $ 5 event fee charged by Pipestone. Directions: From Dayton or Cincinnati follow I-75 to State Route 725 (exit 44). Go west. Turn left onto Byers Road. Go 2 miles. Turn right onto Benner Road. The course is one mile on the left. From Columbus follow I-70 west to I-675 south. Exit at State Route 725 (exit 2). Go west to Byers Road and turn left. Go 2 miles. Turn right onto Benner Road. The course is on the left one mile. 9

10 PREACHING the MYSTERY of FAITH August 23, 2014 PREACHING the MYSTERY of FAITH A Workshop for Deacons Presented by: Deacon David Shea Not only the homily has to be nourished by the word of God. All evangelization is based on that word, listened to, meditated upon, lived, celebrated and witnessed to. The sacred Scriptures are the very source of evangelization. Consequently, we need to be constantly trained in hearing the word. The Church does not evangelize unless she constantly lets herself be evangelized. It is indispensable that the word of God be ever more fully at the heart of every ecclesial activity. God s word, listened to and celebrated, above all in the Eucharist, nourishes and inwardly strengthens Christians, enabling them to offer an authentic witness to the Gospel in daily life. NAME: ADDRESS: City/State/Zip: Special Needs: Cost: Covered by Anonymous Donor St. Peter Church 6161 Chambersburg Rd. Huber Heights, OH (Ries Room) 9:00 a.m. Registration (Refreshments included) Session I: 9:30 a.m. Presentation Noon Lunch (Provided) Session II: 1:00 p.m. Presentation 3:30 p.m. Closing Cut here and send bottom portion to the Office of the Diaconate PREACHING the MYSTERY of FAITH Saturday, August 23, 2014 Mail To: 100 East Eighth St., Cincinnati, OH Rgistration Deadline: August 4, 2014 For office use only: Date Received: 10