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Vol. XXVI ISSUE IV Summer 2011 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem North-Central Lieutenancy ThePage Highlights in this issue Lieutenancy Member Pa

... P.4 Letter from Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS.... P.5 Members Attend Ordination. P.6 Lieutenants in Houston.. P.6 2011 Investiture & Annual Meeting.... P.7 Dear Knights and Ladies, In eight short weeks when we convene our 2011 Investiture we will have the pleasure of welcoming 70 new members and to congratulate 72 promoted members.

On the global scale during 2010 our Order achieved three firsts ie the largest number of members in history: more than 28,000; the largest amount of donations ever received: $13.

1 Vol. XXVI ISSUE IV Summer 2011 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem North-Central Lieutenancy ThePage Highlights in this issue Lieutenancy Member Participates in Rome Conference... P.2 Not Ellementary: A Knight s New Book on Sherlock Holmes P.3 5th Annual Holy Family Conference in Kokomo, IN. P.3 The Spirituality of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.... P.4 Letter from Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS.... P.5 Members Attend Ordination. P.6 Lieutenants in Houston.. P Investiture & Annual Meeting.... P.7 Dear Knights and Ladies, In eight short weeks when we convene our 2011 Investiture we will have the pleasure of welcoming 70 new members and to congratulate 72 promoted members. Our Lieutenancy membership number is closing in on 1300 Knights and Ladies. On the global scale during 2010 our Order achieved three firsts ie the largest number of members in history: more than 28,000; the largest amount of donations ever received: $13.7 million; the largest number of jurisdictions: 58 with new ones in Brasil Russia,South Africa and Italy. Our contributions allow the Latin Patriarch to accomplish a great deal of significant work by a very small but dedicated staff of priests,nuns and laymen whose success impacts and motivates Christians moving forward in our faith.their challenges in life in the Holy land remind us that our day to day blessings are a gift from God who provides us with all we need. Our faith, our members and our charity are the cornerstones on which the foundation of our Order are built. The Holy Land has a special signifigance for Christians, Jews and Muslims. The Christians however face tremendous difficulties because of their minority status which brings about ever increasing alienation and injustice. One can ask Will our Church continue to exist there or will the holy places become just a mere Christian museum? The answer depends on each one of us expressed by our generosity and prayers. Please keep Cardinal Foley in your prayers. He has been a special grace to the Order and he will be sorely missed. It is an honor to serve as your Lieutenant. Charles H. Foos, KC*HS

North-Central Lieutenancy of the USA Lieutenancy Member Participates In Rome Conference Grand Prior Francis Cardinal George, OMI, KGCHS Lieutenant Sir Charles Foos, KGCHS charles.foos@sbcglobal.

Zobrist, KGCHS Lieutenancy member Thomas McKiernan of Cincinnati was a participant in the May 27 conference highlighting the educational and societal benefits of the ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD [OLPC]

The Order of the Holy Sepulchre sponsored the conference and is also investigating a pilot project to bring the XO computer to the students of the schools of the Latin Patriarchate.

2 North-Central Lieutenancy of the USA Lieutenancy Member Participates In Rome Conference Grand Prior Francis Cardinal George, OMI, KGCHS Lieutenant Sir Charles Foos, KGCHS Chancellor Sir Gerald J. Zobrist, KGCHS Lieutenancy member Thomas McKiernan of Cincinnati was a participant in the May 27 conference highlighting the educational and societal benefits of the ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD [OLPC] project, headquartered at MIT in Boston, Massachusetts. The Order of the Holy Sepulchre sponsored the conference and is also investigating a pilot project to bring the XO computer to the students of the schools of the Latin Patriarchate. Over two million of these multi functional computers are now in place in some of the most distressed locations in the world. McKiernan, the project coordinator, said the OLPC mission is to empower the worlds underprivileged children through education by means of this rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. Children will become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future. More information about the OLPC initiative can be found at LAPTOP.ORG. Secretary Pilgrim Master Sir Kevin McGuirk, KGCHS Treasurer Sir Thomas Mulligan, KC*HS paxtnm@gmail.com Editorial Staff of The Page Editor-in-Chief Rev. David Turner, OSB, KHS dturner@ben.edu Webmaster Sir Peter R. Fletcher, KHS peter@fletchers-uk.com L-R Thomas McKiernan, Project coordinator, Agostino Borromeo, Governor General; Rodrigo Arboleda; Chairman & CEO of OLPC; Antonio Battro; MD, Ph.D., Chief Education Officer, OLPC. 2

Not Elementary: A Knight s New Book On Sherlock Holmes North Central Lieutenancy member Sir Dan Andriacco, KHS, author of the books Screen Saved: Peril and Promise of Media in Ministry, and Taming

3 Not Elementary: A Knight s New Book On Sherlock Holmes North Central Lieutenancy member Sir Dan Andriacco, KHS, author of the books Screen Saved: Peril and Promise of Media in Ministry, and Taming the Media Monster: The Family Guide to Television, Internet and All the Rest, has a new book on completely different subject. It s Baker Street Beat: An Eclectic Collection of Sherlockian Scribblings, published recently by MX Publishing of London, England. Although he was almost certainly not Catholic, Sherlock Holmes worked for Pope Leo XIII on at least two occasions the sudden death of Cardinal Tosca and the theft of the Vatican cameos, Andriacco said. These are adventures that are mentioned in passing by Dr. Watson, with no details given. I m surprised that Holmes wasn t granted a papal knighthood for this service to the Holy See. Or perhaps he was Dr. Watson just didn t mention it! Andriacco s book is a collection of essays, short stories and radio plays written over several decades. Two of the four essays are new a nostalgic look at the author s nearly 50 years of reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, and an account of a pilgrimage to the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, where Holmes was reported to have perished in a fight with Professor Moriarty. One of the radio plays, The Wrong Cab, was produced in Cincinnati and broadcast nationally by National Public Radio some years ago. It is both a fantasy and a traditional murder mystery solved by Sherlock Holmes through rational means. Why the fascination with Sherlock Holmes? I think there are a lot of reasons why Holmes has remained popular for 125 years while most of his contemporaries have been long forgotten, Andriacco said. Of course they are great stories with clever plots and sometimes exciting action set in a time period that we look back on with nostalgia. They re also very well written. But it is the memorable characters especially the commanding, reassuring figure of Holmes himself and the loyal Dr. Watson that bring us back to the stories again and again long after we know how the mystery is solved. Andriacco also has a new blog, Bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com, in which he takes a light-hearted look two or three times a week at fun topics related to the world s best-known detective. I haven t written about Holmes and the Vatican yet in the book or the blog, although some day I might, Andriacco said. I might also explore the subject of knighthood. Holmes refused a British knighthood, but his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle accepted the honor. His tombstone reads, in part, Steel True, Blade Straight, Arthur Conan Doyle, Knight. Baker Street Beat is available from Amazon.com or from 5th Annual Holy Family Conference in Kokomo, Indiana Knights and Ladies of the Equestrian order of the Holy Sepulchre (Indiana Section) were invited to join Bishop Timothy Doherty of the the Diocese of Lafayette, in the celebration of Mass at the 5th Annual Holy Family Conference in Kokomo, Indiana, on Sunday May 22, The Holy Family Conference focuses on building up the Domestic Church - the Catholic Family. Bishop Doherty is completing his 1st year as Bishop and warmly greeted the Knights and Ladies following the Mass. 3

More News and Info on the Web Grand Magisterium of the Order The Spirituality of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Sir William J. Bobowicz, Jr., PsyD, KC*HS www.vatican.

aspx New Manager of Lieutenancy s Website Dr. Peter Fletcher has accepted the task of managing the website for the North Central Lieutenancy.

4 More News and Info on the Web Grand Magisterium of the Order The Spirituality of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Sir William J. Bobowicz, Jr., PsyD, KC*HS 4 curia/institutions_ connected/oessh/ ~ Latin Patriarchate ~ EOHS of J in the USA ~ Catholic Near East Welfare Association home-us.aspx New Manager of Lieutenancy s Website Dr. Peter Fletcher has accepted the task of managing the website for the North Central Lieutenancy. The site has been restructured and will provide a wide range of news and features. The website address remains the same: www. holysepulchre.net We all express our gratitude to Dr. Fletcher for his exceptional work. Over the years I have heard it discussed that we the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem have a spirituality and our spiritual lives are the primary work of our order. Yet, do we know to what spirituality is being referred? Many religious orders have a spirituality that flows from their charisms (gifts of grace). Franciscan charism and spirituality focus on poverty so to live out the Gospel more faithfully, Dominican charism and spirituality center on spreading the Word of God through dynamic preaching, and Jesuit charism and spirituality emanates from their motto of Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God) whereas the pursuit of knowledge is an end in itself as it leads to greater understanding of God. So what is the EOHSJ charism that pilots our spirituality? Before I go further I must make a caveat that I am neither a theologian, nor an expert at really anything. I am simply positing my observations to begin a dialogue as to who we are. I hope it does not end here, but generates further discussions. When asked what the purpose of our order is, most knights and ladies can state it is to protect the Christians in the Holy Land. However, as I began this article, it is really the development of our spiritual lives because without that, our work to protect the Holy Land Christians would quickly fizzle. We would become depressed and hopeless that there is no end to this centuries old struggle. While not a vowed professed religious order, we are still a Catholic order with a charism. Our charism is pilgrimage to the empty tomb. It is the empty tomb that gives us meaning. With a body in the tomb, it would be a nice place to visit, but it would have never moved empires. The empty tomb is what motivated the first official pilgrim, Saint Helena, to make the perilous journey to Jerusalem and it continues to move thousands of others year after year. It is the empty tomb that led Godfrey to establish religious and knights to protect it from destruction. And why all of this struggle for an empty tomb? Because it is a guidepost to heaven. Christ left it to us to say, I did it. Heaven does exist and you can do it, too. This, ultimately, is our life-goal: to reach heaven. This should be the goal for all humanity and even more so for a Knight or Lady of the Holy Sepulchre. Like all pilgrimages, we have to make sacrifices to complete the journey, we have to be dedicated, and we have to stay focused on the target destination. Even when we choose the wrong path, by being continuously vigilant we can evaluate our path to make sure it is taking us to the pilgrimage goal and quickly return to the right path when we have veered off. Finally, we must have strength for the journey. To do so, we keep our minds, bodies, and spirits strong, yet flexible. As our EOHSJ charism is the motivation to make and support pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulchre, our spirituality that flows from that charism is to be who we are knights and ladies warriors, protectors, guardians noblemen. Noblemen are called to have strength so to be able to defend and protect. Noblemen are called to exercise mind, body, and spirit to our full capacities to carry out the mission and charism. Noblemen are called to sacrifice comfort and resources for the journey and those on the journey. Finally, noblemen stay committed and directed towards the goal of the pilgrimage so that not only they will reach that destination, but they will assist others in reaching the destination. Remember in the Gospel according to Matthew (25:14-30), we are given talents gifts or charisms from the Lord. We must not hide or bury them but invest them well to grow and be shared with others. As Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, we begin our spirituality and charism from the goal of wanting to reach the Holy Sepulchre, the empty tomb, only to find it is a marker to our final goal to heaven and assurance of eternal life. In turn,

2011 Investiture EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM North Central Lieutenancy of the United States Frederick A. Muth, Jr.

Foos, KC*HS Lieutenant, North Central Lieutenancy Order ofthe Holy Sepulchre Re: Peter Jahnke, KCHS and Yvonne Camilla Jahnke, LCHS April 15, 2011 Dear Charlie: The Jahnkes will be assuming the

Their telephone numbers are 262-370-4739 or 262-567-8400. Their respective e-mail addresses are: (Peter): bonegraft@msn.com;

5 2011 Investiture EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM North Central Lieutenancy of the United States Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS, Milwaukee Archdiocesan Representative 630 Park Circle, Elm Grove, WI (262) Sir Charles H. Foos, KC*HS Lieutenant, North Central Lieutenancy Order ofthe Holy Sepulchre Re: Peter Jahnke, KCHS and Yvonne Camilla Jahnke, LCHS April 15, 2011 Dear Charlie: The Jahnkes will be assuming the responsibility of the Milwaukee Section Representatives effective immediately. Their home address is 728 Royal Troon Court, Oconomowoc, WI Their telephone numbers are or Their respective addresses are: (Peter): and (Yvonne): The Jahnkes have been members of the Order since 2003 and are totally current with respect to their requested annual contributions. They were last promoted at the 2006 General Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy. Peter is a very respected dentist in the Oconomowoc, Wisconsin area and his wife, Yvonne, assists him with office work related to the dental practice. Both Peter and Yvonne have been regularly active in the activities of the Milwaukee Section and assisted us at the time of the Milwaukee Annual Meeting in Yvonne is from the Green Bay, Wisconsin area and her parents served many years as the Section Representatives in Green Bay. I am sure the Jahnkes will be very fine Section Representatives and can furnish you with any additional information you desire. WHD/ Sincerely, Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS The Spirituality of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (continued from previous page) having been given a glimpse of paradise we are compelled to protect those guideposts (the tomb and the Christians of the Holy Land) and in turn to act as guideposts to others desiring to make the journey. Finally, as noblemen we are driven to bring as many people as we can on the pilgrimage so that they, too, can enjoy paradise. Our charism is making pilgrimage, our spirituality is that of chivalry. As Catholics, we are a pilgrim people and as Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, we are the noblemen, the warriors, the protectors, and the guideposts for helping those pilgrim people complete their pilgrimages. St. Nicholas Cathedral in Chicago The Memorial and Promotions Mass on Saturday, September 17 will take place in the beautiful St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, on the near west side of Chicago with its onion domes and stunning interior adorned with paintains and mosaics. It is a magnificent example of Byzantine-Slavonic achitecture. The building is 155 feet long and 85 feet wide and is raised up from street level due to the bedrock below. It has 13 domes reaching 112 feet into the heavens which represent Christ and his 12 apostles. Above the entrance on Oakley is a mosaic of Our Lady of Pochaiv and above her is the icon of their patron, St. Nicholas the Wonder -Worker. 5

2011 Investiture The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Members Attend Ordination of Auxiliary Bishop for Cincinnati. Rev. Joseph R.

The Ordaining prelate was Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, KC*HS, assisted by Archbishop Emeritus Daniel E.. Pilarczyk, KC*HS and Bishop R.Daniel Conlon, KC*HS.

Photographed on the step of the cathedral after the ordination are members, L-R, Sir Daniel Andriacco,KHS, Lady Jean Austria,LCHS, Lady Patricia Mach, LHS and Sir Thomas McKiernan, KSG, KGCHS.

Holy Name is a worldfamous cathedral which has recently undergone extensive renovation. It is located in one of Chicago s most vibrant and busy neighborhoods.

6 2011 Investiture The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Members Attend Ordination of Auxiliary Bishop for Cincinnati. Rev. Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati was ordained to the episcopacy on June 9th in the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The Ordaining prelate was Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, KC*HS, assisted by Archbishop Emeritus Daniel E.. Pilarczyk, KC*HS and Bishop R.Daniel Conlon, KC*HS. Archdiocesan members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre were invited to join the entrance procession and ordination Mass. Photographed on the step of the cathedral after the ordination are members, L-R, Sir Daniel Andriacco,KHS, Lady Jean Austria,LCHS, Lady Patricia Mach, LHS and Sir Thomas McKiernan, KSG, KGCHS. This year s Investiture Mass will take place at Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday, September 18 and will be celebrated by our Grand Prior, Francis Cardinal George, KGCHS. Holy Name is a worldfamous cathedral which has recently undergone extensive renovation. It is located in one of Chicago s most vibrant and busy neighborhoods. Holy Name Cathedral was built in the Gothic revival architectural style while at the same time integrating motifs symbolic of the message of the modern Church. The church building is 233 feet (71 m) long, 126 feet (38 m) wide and can seat 2000 people. The ceiling is 150 feet (46 m) high and has a spire that reaches 210 feet (64 m) into the sky. Overall, the cathedral features motifs meant to instill an ambience of physically dwelling in the biblical Tree of Life. Lieutenants of North and South America Meet in Houston Our Lieutenant H.E. Charles Foos and his wife Patricia represented the North Central Lieutenancy at the meeting of the Lieutenants from North and South America, including six members of the Grand Magisterium, in Houston, TX on May to take up topics of the finances of the Order, investiture protocols, membership recruitment and retention and Holy Land projects The meeting was chaired by H.E. Vice Governor General Patrick Powers and was organized by H.E. Dennis Malloy and Lady Ginny Malloy of the Southwestern Lieutenancy. Additional presentations were made by the Governor General, H.E. Professor Conté Agostino Borromeo who gave a detailed history of the modern Order of the Holy Sepulchre including insights on the more traditional accounts of the origins of the Order in the period of the crusades. Another special presentation was made by Monsignor Archimandrite Robert Stern, who presented his review of the implications of the New Spring now occurring in the Middle East. The evening before the meeting, the visiting Lieutenants were the guests at the annual dinner hosted by the membership of the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston honoring the Grand Prior His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo who presented the diplomas to new and promoted members. 6

The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 16-19,

Hans Brouwers who has served as the Chancellor of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem will speak on the subject of The Grand Magesterium. Rev.

Min) from San Francisco Theological Seminary and a doctorate in philosophy (Ph

He is past president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America and was appointed in 2003 by Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Biblical Commission.

The Grand Prior of the North Central Lieutenancy, Francis Cardinal George, will join the knights and ladies of the North Central Lieutenancy in celebrating the Investiture Mass at Holy Name Cathedral

7 The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 16-19, 2011 at the Chicago InterContinental Hotel O Hare. The meeting will feature three interesting and knowledgeable speakers. Rev. Msgr. Hans Brouwers who has served as the Chancellor of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem will speak on the subject of The Grand Magesterium. Rev. John Mulvihill will speak on The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Rev. Mulvihill has a doctorate in theology (S.T.D.) from Gregorian University, Rome, a doctorate in ministry (D.Min) from San Francisco Theological Seminary and a doctorate in philosophy (Ph.D.) from Oxford, England. Rev. Donald Senior, C.P., who is president of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, will speak on Living Together in the 21 st Century: A Catholic Perspective. Rev. Senior received his doctorate in New Testament studies from the University of Louvain in Belgium. He is past president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America and was appointed in 2003 by Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He is the general editor of The Bible Today and the author of numerous publications. The Grand Prior of the North Central Lieutenancy, Francis Cardinal George, will join the knights and ladies of the North Central Lieutenancy in celebrating the Investiture Mass at Holy Name Cathedral and attending the gala banquet at the hotel after the Mass. Reservations at the InterContinental Hotel O Hare may be made through the link provided on the North Central Lieutenancy website at or by calling InterContinental Hotels at A special rate of $ including parking is available. Any questions concerning registration for the event should be directed to Sir Max Douglas Brown, Host Chair, via to Dr.Tort@ comcast.net or by phone to In Memoriam - Requiescat in Pace Lady Emmaline Jansing, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, died April 22nd, following her husband, Deacon Richard Jansing, who died in February this year. A small contingent of EOHSJ members were present at her funeral, and the Sections pall was draped over her casket. Lady Kathleen Beazley, of Chicago, Illinois, died December 23, Sir John P. (Jack) Goedert of River Forest, Illinois, died in March at the age of 97. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lady Rose K. Goedert. Among his eleven siblings is his brother, Bishop Raymond E. Goedert. Sir John was a Cetified Public Accoountant and practicing attorney. Lady Marjorie Reinhart, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, died on March 30, She was one of the great ladies of the La Crosse Diocese as well as the Order, About 15 members of the La Crosse section of the Order served as a honor guard for her funeral. The Columbus, Ohio section reported the deaths of Sir James Foley and Lady Lind Vessels. Lady Flora E. Kohnen died on May 26, She was a resident of Kettering and Marco Island, Florida, at the time of her death. Flora was a teacher, Cub Scout Leader, Girl Scout Leader, member of the Bishop Fenwick Society of the Athenaeum of Ohio, and an active parishioner of St. Albert the Great Church, in addition to her membership in the Order. 7

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher Rev. David Turner OSB, KHS 5601 College Road Lisle, IL 60532 Email: dturner@ben.edu http://www.holysepulcher.

275 Submissions to The Page Please send submissions, comments, suggestions or corrections to: Rev.

8 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher Rev. David Turner OSB, KHS 5601 College Road Lisle, IL Stock Donations In the event you wish to make a donation of stock, please contact: Steve Diamond (321) direct (800) ext. 275 Submissions to The Page Please send submissions, comments, suggestions or corrections to: Rev. David Turner OSB, KHS 5601 College Road Lisle, Illinois Or your submission to: dturner@ben.edu Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine The icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, was created by Joseph Malham as a unique expression of the charism and mission of the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Church and Patroness of the order, is shown in the white mantle of the order emblazoned with the Cross of Jerusalem. In the sphere, a circle representing the Pre- Existent Word without beginning or end, the Christ Child gazes at the viewer with one hand raised in benediction and the other holding the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This image, a devotional work that will foster prayer and contemplation in home, office or chapel, is available as the following: LIMITED EDITION 16 x 20 SIGNED PRINT ($150.00)* UNSIGNED 8 X 10 MATTED PRINT ($25.00)* BURNISHED 11 X 14 METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($125.00)* BURNISHED 9 X 12 METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($75.00)* BURNISHED 6 X 8 METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($40.00)* * shipping & handling extra A portion of all proceeds from the sale of each Queen of Palestine reproduction will be donated to the EOHS to support the charitable works in the Holy Land. For more information please call TRINITY ICONS at (312) or us at info@trinityicons.com See us on the web at 8

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The Page. II July A Message from the Grand Master. Highlights in this issue Vol. XXVI ISSUE II July 2010 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem North-Central Lieutenancy The Page Highlights in this issue Installation of Bishop Paprocki P.3 Formation of Knights & Ladies