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1 ATTENTION BULLETIN EDITORS! Diocese of Palm Beach Bulletin Announcements May 2012 The monthly announcements can be downloaded to your PC by logging onto the diocesan website at We would appreciate if you could publish the first four announcements as often as possible. The special collection letter from Bishop Barbarito on the Catholic Communication/Catholic University special collection will be posted by April 27 at: New this month to announcements related to Religious Liberty are the information & PDF inserts for USCCB s call for a nationwide prayer campaign, and the first in a series of PDF bulletin inserts addressing religious liberty concerns. The USCCB is expected to release one each month which we will provide to you. That information is also available on our website. We are starting Diocesan E-News and are asking Diocesan staff and parishioners to sign up to receive news from the Diocese. Information on signing up is included in these announcements. In Observance of Memorial Day, the Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, May 28. 1

2 (**PLEASE PUBLISH AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE IN BULLETINS AND PARISH WEBSITES**) Protecting God s Children The Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach is committed to the safety and protection of all God s precious children in its care. Victims of abuse are encouraged to contact the Diocesan Victim Assistance coordinator to begin necessary emotional, psychological and spiritual healing. The Diocese of Palm Beach Victim Assistance Coordinator, Ms. Theresa Fretterd, can be reached at For more information on Diocesan policies and procedures for reporting abuse as well as to view the Charter for the Protection of Children please go to and click on Protection of Children. (**PLEASE PUBLISH AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE IN BULLETINS AND PARISH WEBSITES**) Pray for our Priests By popular request, we continue to maintain and update the monthly calendar which originally appeared on the Diocesan website, during the Year for Priests (June 2009 June 2010.) The prayers of all the faithful in support of the dedicated priests of the Diocese of Palm Beach are much appreciated by our priests. Please continue to pray daily, using the monthly calendar as a guide. A prayer for priests also appears on the website. (**PLEASE PUBLISH AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE IN BULLETINS AND PARISH WEBSITES**) Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach Promoting Life, Dignity and Justice Counseling, Elder Affairs, Guardianship Training, Immigration & Refugee Services, Office of Black Catholic Ministry, Pahokee Pals, Outreach Information and Referral, Pregnancy Care Centers, Prison Ministry, Respect Life Ministry, Catholic Relief Services, Samaritan Center, Substance Addiction Ministry, Wellness and Interfaith Health & Wellness. For general or program information contact Volunteer opportunities are available. (**PLEASE PUBLISH AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE IN BULLETINS AND PARISH WEBSITES**) Watch the Catholic Mass Each Sunday Tune in each week for the televised Catholic Mass which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Ion Television Networks (local cable channel 8). Priests from around the five- county Diocese along with the local Bishop bring the Mass to the sick, homebound and all the people of God on a weekly basis. The televised Mass is produced by the Diocesan Office of Communications. Please visit and go to the online calendar for the weekly schedule as well as the multimedia page where with just one click you can hear the weekly homilies. To support the televised Catholic Mass contact or write to Office of Communications, 9995 N. Military Trail, Post Office Box , Palm Beach Gardens, FL

3 **Editors: please note the these prayer cards are also attached in this month s Bulletin Announcements pdf files.*** Prayers for Religious Liberty Now Part of a Nationwide Prayer Campaign The Administrative Committee for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling for a nationwide prayer campaign for the protection of religious freedom and conscience rights. To support this effort, the USCCB has developed prayers sources in both English and Spanish. These can be found on the diocesan website at Look on the center of the home page for the Religious Freedom and Conscience Protection image. Click on that image for the prayers and the latest information related to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) healthcare mandate that virtually all private health care plans must cover sterilization, abortifacients, and contraception. This section also provides other helpful links and provides information that can help you gain a better understanding of this threat to religious freedom. For the latest information, please continue to visit this page plus the Bishop s Statements section at **Editors: please note the Relgious Freedom and Conscience Protection image is available in jpeg format by contacting the Office of Communications. You may use this image in your bulletins or on your website. You are also also welcome to hyperlink from your site to ours.** Religious Freedom Information on the Diocesan Website The Diocese of Palm Beach has made it easier for you to find out the latest information on the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS) healthcare mandate that virtually all private health care plans must cover sterilization, abortifacients, and contraception. On the center of the home page of our website -- there is a Religious Freedom and Conscience Protection image. Click on that image for related information, the latest statements from the U.S. Bishops and links to elected officials that will help you take action and urge support of the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act. This section also provides other helpful links and provides information that can help you gain a better understanding of this threat to religious freedom. For the latest information, please continue to visit this page plus the Bishop s Statements section at Congratulations to Our New Deacons The Diocese of Palm Beach is very happy to announce the ordination of four seminarians to the Diaconate. Our newest deacons are: Deacon Mr. Michael Cairnes (Holy Name of Jesus in West Palm Beach) Deacon Mr. Chamindra Williams (Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens) Deacon Mr. Pierre Soul Estefont (St. Ann in West Palm Beach) Deacon Mr. Dennis Gonzales (Holy Family in Port St. Lucie) Please pray for these men as they continue their formation and their path to priesthood in 2013! 3

4 ** Please note at the end of the announcements there is a graphic/ad in PDF format for this item if you want to use it in your bulletin or post.** The Monastery Retreat The nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey invite you to experience a Monastery Retreat that will be held May 1-4 at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center in North Palm Beach. The retreat focuses on the wisdom of the monastery in order to explore how non-monastic men and women can incorporate contemplative monastic values and practices into their own lives. Retreatants will participate in presentations and discussions designed to explore how monastic values such as silence, humility, obedience, and community can be sources of spiritual enrichment in their own busy lives. Each day will include time for Lectio Divina on specific themes, as well as periods set aside for private prayer and silent meditation. In addition, retreatants will gather each day to pray Lauds, Vespers and Compline. Cost is $150 and includes materials, meals and lodging. To register, contact Nancy Heise at Learn more at themonasteryretreats.org Invitation to Priest Ordination Mass With praise and thanks to Almighty God, the Diocese of Palm Beach invites you to attend the Ordination Mass to the Order of Priesthood for Reverend Mr. Leonard Dim on Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens. The Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito will be the celebrant at the ordination. For more information, contact the Office of Vocations at St. Jude Camerata to Participate in Patriotic Concert The St. Jude Camerata, a 50-voice choir from St. Jude in Boca Raton, will perform with the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches in a patriotic concert titled Of Freedom s Voice on Saturday May 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College campus in Palm Beach Gardens. Proceeds benefit the band s Scholarship & Education Fund. For more info visit the Band's website Tickets are just $15. For more information, call Graduation Mass for All High School Seniors High schools seniors who will be graduating in June are invited to attend the annual Bishop s Graduation Mass on Sunday, May 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola. Bishop Barbarito will be the celebrant. A small reception for seniors, family and friends will follow. Certificates will be given to students so students must submit to their parish and school leaders their names and the number of family members who will accompany them to the Mass no later than Thursday, April 26. For questions, please contact the diocesan Office of Catechetical Leadership, Youth and Young Adult Ministry Formation at **Please note to be sure that if you publish the congratulatory message below, it is after May 6** Congratulations to all Graduates The Diocese of Palm Beach wishes to Congratulate all high school seniors on their high school graduation. We hope many of you were able to attend the annual Bishop s Graduation Mass held on May 6. We ask all diocesan parishioners to keep in their prayers these seniors and all graduates as they leave high school and begin a new chapter in their lives. Please remember to stay true to your faith and know your faith family and community are praying for your continued success. May God bless you on your journey! 4

5 ** Please note there is a graphic/ad in PDF format for this item if you want to use it in your bulletin or post.** Annual Marian Rosary Festival at Emmanuel Parish The Diocese of Palm Beach annual Marian Rosary Festival will take place on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Church in Delray Beach. The theme this year is Mary, Queen of the World. The event includes a procession and blessing of Marian images, followed by rosary recitation in different languages. Bishop Barbarito will begin the rosary prayer. A multicultural food festival concludes the event. For more information, call Information is also available on the Calendar of Events on the diocesan website Catholic Charities Connection Catholic Charities served over 10,000 people last year. Please visit the Catholic Charities website at for program information or contact May Event Calendar: Monday, May 7 Third Annual White Mass Location: Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, 9999 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens Time: 8:30 a.m. Celebrant & Homilist: Very Rev. Thomas Barrett This annual Mass honors those who work in the health care and medical fields, their family members and family caregivers. For more information contact: ** Please note there is a graphic/ad in PDF format for this item if you want to use it in your bulletin or post. It is also available as a jpeg. Contact the Communications Office if you want the jpeg ed to you** Natural Family Planning Classes in May The Diocese of Palm Beach and The Couple to Couple League announce the next Natural Family Planning courses to be held in May. Each course consists of three classes. The next course will be held at Ruppert Residence, 1924 Wren Avenue, Ft. Pierce on 5/12, 6/16 & 7/17. Classes will start at 9:30 a.m. A course will also be held at St. Therese de Lisieux in Wellington on 5/15, 6/19 and 7/17. These classes will start at 7 p.m. To register, go to click on Register for Class, then follow the prompts. The method taught (sympto-thermal) is a safe, healthy, effective and very low-cost way of planning a family. It is 99% effective in avoiding pregnancy and can help low fertility couples achieve pregnancy. It is not the same as calendar rhythm. Course fee is $135, plus shipping for materials. Financial assistance is available. Contact teaching couple for financial assistance form. For more information, Dgaunt@diocesepb.org or call

6 ** Please note at the end of the announcements there is a PDF file that contains the registration form for this workshop series.** John Roberto Workshop Series to Begin in May The first of a three-part workshop presented by John Roberto will be held Saturday, May 19, at Mary Immaculate Church in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. This workshop is titled Envisioning the Future of Faith Formation in Catholic Parishes. These workshops will be offered FREE of charge to all Parish Leadership, their teams and assistants, including Catechetical Ministry Directors and catechists; Youth/Young Adult Ministers; RCIA Directors and Team members; Sacramental Coordinators; Catholic School Religion Teachers; Priests and Deacons, and all those interested in the future of faith formation in the Catholic Church. Registration is required for each workshop. Contact Marie Driver at mdriver@diocesepb.org or Forms may be faxed to The Faith Formation 2020 resource book will be available for sale at each workshop. Save the date for the rest of the series: Part II: Designing the Future of Faith Formation 2020: A Design Lab to be held October 20, 2012, and Part III: Leading Innovation in 21st Century Faith Formation to be held April 20, ** Please note at the end of the announcements there is a PDF file for this event. There are two different version.** Bilingual Encuentro to be Held May 20 The Diocese of Palm Beach Hispanic Ministry will hold Encuentro XXV (Encounter XXV) on Sunday, May 20, at Holy Name Church in West Palm Beach. The bilingual event starts at 1 p.m. in Trinity Hall. This afternoon event is designed to help ministries at each parish to work together for evangelization, and to unite those parish resources at a diocesan-wide level in order to carry out the mission of the Church and for the Kingdom of God. It will feature fellowship, breakout groups, discussions and presentations. Last year, more than 400 people representing 17 parishes attended Encuentro. For more information, contact the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry at Information is also available on the Calendar of Events on the diocesan website at Rosary Service Held Every Month Catholic Charities Office of Respect Life conducts a Rosary Service the first Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. outside the Presidential Women's Center in West Palm Beach. The center is located at 100 Northpoint Parkway, just off 45th St and Village Blvd. Please join us across the street from the abortion center as we peacefully pray. For information, call the Respect Life Office at

7 ** Please note at the end of the announcements there is a graphic/ad in PDF format for this item if you want to use it in your bulletin or post. It is also available as a jpeg. Contact the Communications Office if you want the jpeg ed to you** 1 st Annual Bereavement Conference to be Held The Diocese of Palm Beach Office of Marriage and Family Life and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery invite all bereavement ministers in the diocese to attend the 1 st Annual Bereavement Conference to be held Thursday, June 7, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery in Royal Palm Beach. This conference is an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, discuss results of different approaches and build a network between our parishes. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Susan Blum Gerding, author of Harvesting our Tears. A light lunch will be served. Attendees are asked to RSVP by May 23. To reserve your seat, please call the office at Queen of Peace at ** Please note at the end of the announcements there is a graphic/ad in PDF format for this item if you want to use it in your bulletin or post. It is also available as a jpeg. Contact the Communications Office if you want the jpeg ed to you** Annual Memorial Day Mass to be Held Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery will be celebrating its annual Memorial Day Mass on Monday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, will be the main celebrant. All clergy, parishioners, and families of the Diocese of Palm Beach are invited to attend this Mass in remembrance of those who have died in service to the United States of America and for all of our beloved Faithful Departed. There will be a special military tribute and a light reception to follow in the courtyard behind the outdoor chapel. A limited amount of seating will be provided so you are invited to bring your own chair, if so desired. Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery is located exactly one mile west of State Road 7 (US-441) and is three miles west of the Florida Turnpike at Southern Boulevard, in Royal Palm Beach. For additional information, please feel free to contact us at: (561) or visit us on the web at: Information can also be found on the Calendar of Events on the diocesan website at Plan a Marriage Encounter Weekend Celebrate Your Marriage!! Just as you celebrate special occasions and gatherings together with family, why not also celebrate your marriage by going to a World Wide Marriage Encounter weekend? Carve out the time you so richly deserve to make your good marriage better weekend dates include June and Oct Call John and Ann Geer at , or apply online at 7

8 ** Please note a jpeg image of the QR code and the Sign up image for Diocesan E-News is available via . If using the QR code, we suggest making the image 2x2. Contact the Communications Office for the images.** Join the Diocese s E-News List! The Diocese of Palm Beach is beginning our E-news communications. You can receive Diocesan news, calendar of events and advocacy alerts. To sign up, visit and click on the E-news Sign up image. For more information, please call the Diocesan Office of Communications at Sign up for our Diocesan E-News You can also sign up by scanning the QR code for our E-News with your smart phone. Check out the Calendar of Events Did you know the Diocese of Palm Beach keeps a Calendar of Events on its website? Many events that take place within the five counties of the diocese are listed. This is a good resource to find fellowship events or special activities. Look for it on the bottom left of our home page Are you with a ministry and have a special parish event coming up? Submit it to the Office of Communications via at communications@diocesepb.org If you have an event flyer, submit that, too. All submissions are given thoughtful consideration and placement. Substance Addiction Ministry (SAM) Support Groups Catholic Charities Substance Addiction Ministry (SAM) offers a support group for people touched by addiction at St. Patrick Church (Family Room) on the 2nd & 4 th Wednesdays of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. A second support group meets on the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesdays of each month at Holy Name of Jesus Church in West Palm Beach from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information call Erik Vagenius at or via evagenius@diocesepb.org Change Your Life: Learn More About Cursillo The Palm Beach Diocese Cursillo invites you to consider participating in the Men s Weekend June and the Women s Weekend July This life-changing experience also includes ongoing Christian friendship and spiritual support. For more information, please visit or call Cheri Reynolds at or Ken Reynolds at Intercessions for Life Word of Life May 2012 MAY 6TH FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER For those who are terminally ill: that on their journey to eternal life, they will be strengthened by the presence of loved ones; We pray to the Lord. 8

9 MAY 13TH SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER For all mothers: that their children will honor their many sacrifices by lives of service and virtue; We pray to the Lord: MAY 17TH ASCENSION OF THE LORD That all Catholics will take up the urgent task of proclaiming the Gospel of Life to all the world; We pray to the Lord: MAY 20TH SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER OR ASCENSION OF THE LORD That all who are struggling to overcome addictions whether to alcohol, drugs, pornography or gambling may find healing, forgiveness, and the strength to break free; We pray to the Lord: MAY 27TH Pentecost Sunday That the Holy Spirit may come down upon the leaders of our nation and upon all whose consciences are clouded by secularism, and inspire a new era of faith, liberty, and justice for all; We pray to the Lord. Bulletin Briefs May 2012 I strongly urge Catholics, and all men and women of good will, not to yield to a utilitarian mentality which always leads to the sacrifice of the weakest and most defenseless. I invite you to a common effort so that society can be renewed from the ground up, in order to attain a life of dignity, justice and peace for everyone. For Catholics, this contribution to the common good is also a requirement of that essential dimension of the Gospel which is human promotion and a supreme expression of charity. For this reason, the Church exhorts all her faithful to be good citizens, conscious of their responsibility to be concerned for the good of all, both in their personal lives and throughout society. ~Pope Benedict XVI, Address at Departure Ceremony at International Airport of El Bajío, Mexico (March 26, 2012) [With regard to the] HHS mandate for contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs. the federal government will both force religious institutions to facilitate and fund a product contrary to their own moral teaching and purport to define which religious institutions are religious enough to merit protection of their religious liberty. These features of the preventive services mandate amount to an unjust law. As Archbishop-designate William Lori of Baltimore, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, testified to Congress: This is not a matter of whether contraception may be prohibited by the government. This is not even a matter of whether contraception may be supported by the government. Instead, it is a matter of whether religious people and institutions may be forced by the government to provide coverage for contraception or sterilization, even if that violates their religious beliefs. ~ Our First, Most Cherished Liberty, USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty (April 12, 2012) 9

10 Religious liberty is not only about our ability to go to Mass on Sunday or pray the Rosary at home. It is about whether we can make our contribution to the common good of all Americans. Can we do the good works our faith calls us to do, without having to compromise that very same faith? Without religious liberty properly understood, all Americans suffer, deprived of the essential contribution in education, health care, feeding the hungry, civil rights, and social services that religious Americans make every day. ~ Our First, Most Cherished Liberty, USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty (April 12, 2012) Every great religious revival in America has led to an advance in civil rights from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights to the end of slavery and the pursuit of racial equality. But all this has been achieved in the face of established power structures strongly and often violently opposed to these rights. So this is a time for choosing choosing whether as Catholics we will stand together to keep open the doors of religious liberty. If we do so, then we will make possible the next great awakening in America that will bring us closer to building that culture of life and civilization of love about which John Paul II so often spoke. ~ Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, Address to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (April 19, 2012) Palabra de Vida Intercesiones por la Vida Mayo de DE MAYO 5º DOMINGO DE PASCUA Por los enfermos terminales: para que en su camino a la vida eterna, la presencia de sus seres queridos los fortalezca; roguemos al Señor: 13 DE MAYO 6º DOMINGO DE PASCUA Por todas las madres: para que sus hijos honren sus innumerables sacrificios llevando vidas de servicio y virtud; roguemos al Señor: 17 DE MAYO ASCENSIÓN DEL SEÑOR Para que todos los católicos asuman la urgente tarea de proclamar el Evangelio de la Vida a todo el mundo; roguemos al Señor: MAY 20TH 7º DOMINGO DE PASCUA O ASCENSIÓN DEL SEÑOR Para que todos los que luchan por superar adicciones ya sea al alcohol, las drogas, la pornografía o el juego encuentren sanación, perdón y la fortaleza para liberarse; roguemos al Señor: 10

11 27 DE MAYO DOMINGO DE PENTECOSTÉS Para que el Espíritu Santo descienda sobre los líderes de nuestra nación y sobre todas las personas cuya conciencia está opacada por el secularismo, e inspire una nueva era de fe, libertad y justicia para todos; roguemos al Señor: Citas para el boletín Mayo de 2012 Aliento ardientemente a los católicos, y a todos los hombres y mujeres de buena voluntad, a no ceder a la mentalidad utilitarista, que termina siempre sacrificando a los más débiles e indefensos. Los invito a un esfuerzo solidario, que permita a la sociedad renovarse desde sus fundamentos para alcanzar una vida digna, justa y en paz para todos. Para los católicos, esta contribución al bien común es también una exigencia de esa dimensión esencial del evangelio que es la promoción humana, y una expresión altísima de la caridad. Por eso, la Iglesia exhorta a todos sus fieles a ser también buenos ciudadanos, conscientes de su responsabilidad de preocuparse por el bien de los demás, de todos, tanto en la esfera personal como en los diversos sectores de la sociedad. ~ Benedicto XVI, Discurso en la ceremonia de partida del aeropuerto internacional de El Bajío, México (26 de marzo de 2012) [Con respecto] al mandato de la HHS sobre anticoncepción, esterilización y drogas abortivas el gobierno federal obligará a las instituciones religiosas a facilitar y pagar por algo que es contrario a sus enseñanzas morales, pretendiendo definir cuáles instituciones religiosas son suficientemente religiosas como para ameritar la protección de su libertad religiosa. Estas peculiaridades de los servicios preventivos del mandato de la HHS hacen que esta sea una ley injusta. El designado arzobispo William Lori de Baltimore, presidente de nuestro Comité Ad Hoc de Libertad Religiosa, testificó ante el Congreso, diciendo: Esto no es un asunto de que si el gobierno deba prohibir la anticoncepción. No es siquiera un asunto de que si la anticoncepción deba ser apoyada por el gobierno. Se trata de que si las personas e instituciones religiosas deben ser forzadas por el gobierno a proveer cobertura de anticonceptivos o esterilización, aun cuando estas prácticas violen sus creencias religiosas. ~ La primera y más preciada de nuestras libertades, USCCB Comité Ad Hoc para Libertad Religiosa (12 de abril de 2012) La libertad religiosa no consiste solamente en asistir a Misa el domingo, o rezar el rosario en el hogar. Se trata de poder contribuir al bien común de todos los [estadounidenses]. Pero, podemos hacer el bien que [nuestra fe] nos indica debemos hacer sin tener que claudicar [de esa misma fe]? Si no se entiende lo que es la libertad religiosa, todos los [estadounidenses] estarán en desventaja al faltarles contribuciones esenciales como son la educación, el cuidado de la salud, el dar de comer a los hambrientos, las libertades civiles y los servicios sociales, contribuciones que [los estadounidenses de fe] realizan cada día. ~ La primera y más preciada de nuestras libertades, USCCB Ad Hoc Comité Ad Hoc para Libertad Religiosa (12 de abril de 2012) 11

12 Cada gran renacimiento religioso en Estados Unidos ha llevado a un avance en los derechos civiles, desde la Declaración de la Independencia y la Declaración de Derechos al fin de la esclavitud y la búsqueda de la igualdad racial. Pero todo esto se ha logrado enfrentando a las estructuras de poder establecidas opuestas fuerte y a menudo violentamente a estos derechos. Por tanto, este es un momento para elegir elegir si como católicos permaneceremos juntos para mantener abiertas las puertas de la libertad religiosa. Si lo hacemos, entonces haremos posible el próximo gran despertar en Estados Unidos que nos acercará aún más a la construcción de esa cultura de la vida y civilización del amor de las que tan a menudo hablaba Juan Pablo II. ~ Caballero Supremo Carl A. Anderson, Discurso ante el Desayuno católico nacional de oración (19 de abril de 2012) United States Questions about the above announcements? Contact the Director of Communications, Dianne Laubert at or dlaubert@diocesepb.org Related announcement fliers and images are listed in a separate file on the bulletin announcement page. 12