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1 No. 8/2013 Page 1 of 8 Note: Please contact Sheila Wickenheiser at ext. 131 for questions/problems regarding receipt of the. The Communicator is available on the Diocesan website at Inside Office of the Bishop/Administrator Priest Retirement Seminar Announcement Office of the Chancellor Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Faith Formation & Youth Ministry K-8 Faith Formation Curriculum Update Catechetical Sunday-September 15, 2013 Safe Environment VIRTUS Awareness Sessions Safe Environment Criminal Background Checks See the See Jr High Youth Rally Rite of Election Diocesan Confirmation-Sunday, May 4, 2014 Faith Formation Coordinator Training- Save the Date Praying with their Fingers Prayer Card Catholic Schools School Tuition Contracts School Annual Reports (SAR) Fall Educators Workshop School Staff Evaluations Teacher/Principal Contracts Local School Council Workshop Financial Services Paycor Update Parish Annual Reports & Finance Governance Reports UPCSA Weekend is September 28-29, 2013 Bookkeeper Workshop Summer Count Development Office & Legacy of Faith Your UPCSA Gifts at Work Newsletter Legacy of Faith Grants Available Faithful Giving Newsletter Bulletin Announcements UPCSA Gifts At Work Newsletter Addenda Addendum #1 Priest Retirement Planning Seminar Info/Registration Form Addendum #2 MCC-Paycor Workshop Registration Form Addendum #3 Mid-Year Bookkeepers' Workshop

2 No. 8/2013 Page 2 of 8 OFFICE OF THE BISHOP/ADMINISTRATOR PRIEST RETIREMENT PLANNING SEMINAR By this point all active priests should have received a copy of the announcement from Fr. Dobrzenski regarding the upcoming Priest Retirement Planning Seminar. If you have not received this information please see Addendum #1. Registrations forms are due by Tuesday, October 1, OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR Reverend Benedetto J.J. Paris COLLECTION FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES, USA Last November, the diocesan Bishops approved the varium advanced by the Province of Denver to establish a national collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS), USA every three years. The AMS takes care of those faithful from our diocese while they or an immediate family member are wearing the uniform. Upon retirement, the members of the military return to the care of the diocese. The goal of the AMS is to ensure that the military members return to us with a vibrant, renewed faith. This collection will aid the work of the AMS in many ways. In our diocese, the collection will be taken up during the weekend of November 10 (this is the date closest to November 11, Veterans Day). Please note that the collection will only be held once every three years; in subsequent years this collection will be listed as part of the Collection Schedule distributed every January. Further information will be forthcoming. MINISTRY PERSONNEL SERVICES Kevin Branson Faith Formation & Youth Ministry K-8 FAITH FORMATION CURRICULUM UPDATE The K-8 curriculum has been updated. The changes reflect formatting corrections; updates to the appendices on Bishops of Marquette and Popes; and the revisions necessary due to the publication of The Roman Missal: English translation according to the third typical edition. In addition, a Church history appendix has been added. The revision has been posted on the diocesan website under Catholic Living Faith Formation. The updates are dispersed throughout the document so please discard your original copies and use those posted on the website. If you would like the original cd that came with your

3 No. 8/2013 Page 3 of 8 curriculum to be updated to reflect these changes or if you have any questions please contact Denise Foye, or ext. 130 or dfoye@dioceseofmarquette.org. CATECHETICAL SUNDAY-SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 Open the Door of Faith is the theme for Catechetical Sunday which will be celebrated during the weekend of September 15, It is an opportunity to recognize and commission those in our parishes and Catholic schools who serve as catechists. It also provides a vehicle to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. The USSCB s Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis has prepared a variety of materials and resources to be used not only for this Sunday but throughout the year. They can be found as a free download at SAFE ENVIRONMENT VIRTUS AWARENESS SESSIONS The VIRTUS training sessions for employees and volunteers are scheduled. The listing can be found in Addendum #2 and is also posted on the Diocese of Marquette website. SAFE ENVIRONMENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS The Volunteer and Church Personnel Criminal Background Check Authorization Form (CBC Form) has been revised. Please discard all previous forms and use only the 2013 form. This form is available on the Diocese of Marquette website under the Protecting Children button. SEE THE SEE JR HIGH YOUTH RALLY Registration and promotional information for See the See is available on the youth ministry webpage of the Diocese of Marquette website. If you have downloading or printing any of the information contact Greg Gostomski, Director of Youth Ministry, ggostomski@dioceseofmarquette.org ext. 125 or RITE OF ELECTION AND CALL TO CONTINUING CONVERSION The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion is always the first Sunday in Lent, which in 2014 will be Sunday, March 9. Thus, the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion will be held on March 9, 2014 at St. Peter Cathedral. Mark your calendars now for the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, and inform any catechumens or candidates in your parish to mark this date on their calendars and to plan on attending. Admission to election belongs to the bishop, and the presiding celebrant for the Rite of Election is the bishop himself. Therefore, it is expected all catechumens and candidates to be present at the Cathedral for the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. This is an important opportunity for the catechumens

4 No. 8/2013 Page 4 of 8 and candidates to have an experience of the diocesan church and to realize they are among a large group of people on the same journey. Please direct any questions to Denise Foye, dfoye@dioceseofmarquette.org, (800) ext. 130, or (906) DIOCESAN CONFIRMATION The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at St. Peter Cathedral at 3:00 pm ET. This Confirmation Mass will be open to the entire Diocese and will be specifically celebrated for the following groups of people who have not yet been confirmed: 1. Youth who will be in the 11th or 12th grade during the school year; 2. Young adults in college who are seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation; 3. Those adults in our RCIA programs who have been baptized and raised Catholic, that is, people who have received both the Sacrament of Baptism and Holy Communion. Previously, Bishop Sample has granted faculties to confirm at the Easter Vigil those people who have been baptized and raised Catholic. Now, the Bishop, as the ordinary minister of the Sacrament of Confirmation, would like those who have been baptized and raised Catholic to come to the Cathedral so that he can confirm them. Please mark Sunday, May 4, 2014, on your parish calendars. If you have any questions, then please contact Denise Foye, Director of Faith Formation Coordinator, dfoye@dioceseofmarquette.org, (800) ext. 130 or (906) FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR TRAINING-SAVE THE DATE! The dates for next year s Faith Formation Coordinator Training at Marygrove has been set for Sunday, June 8- Thursday, June 12. Mark your calendars now! PRAYING WITH THEIR FINGERS PRAYER CARD Are you looking for a creative way to teach children from Kindergarten grade 2 to pray? Paraclete Press has designed an 8 1/2 x 11, laminated prayer card, to help them learn the prayer method taught by Pope Francis. Each finger on their hand represents a people to pray for - from family and friends, to world leaders and those who are ill. To learn more or to purchase these prayer cards this go to

5 No. 8/2013 Page 5 of 8 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Mark Salisbury SCHOOL TUITION CONTRACTS WERE DUE JULY 31st Just a friendly reminder to all school offices, completed tuition contracts were due at the diocesan offices on July 31st. If you haven t sent these to John Dehlin, School Business Manager, yet please do so immediately so timely entry and processing can be done. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact John at jdehlin@dioceseofmarquette.org or at , ext SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORTS (SAR) DUE SEPTEMBER 30th The September 30 th due date for the SAR is quickly approaching. Remember the SAR Balance Sheet and Income Statement Reports that are to be included with your reports are located in your Easy Reports on PDS Ledger. If you have questions or need help, contact John at jdehlin@dioceseofmarquette.org or Ext 138. FALL EDUCATORS WORKSHOP Principals, teachers, secretaries/bookkeepers and school pastors mark your calendars to attend the 2013 Fall Educators Workshop. This year s workshop will be held on August 26, 2013, at St. Michael Parish. The day will begin with Mass at 9:00 am ET at the parish, followed by work on school assessment. A big Thank You to the principals and school secretaries who have already returned their staff list and registrations. If you have not yet done so, these are due by Friday, August 16th. Questions can be directed to Pam at perickson@dioceseofmarquette.org or , Ext SCHOOL STAFF EVALUATIONS These were due in the Catholic School Office on May 31 st. If you ve already sent your schools evaluation in, thank you. If you have not yet sent them in, please do so as soon as possible so we can close out the Academic Year. If you have questions, please contact Pam at perickson@dioceseofmarquette.org TEACHER/PRINCIPAL CONTRACTS All teacher/principal contracts must be sent to the Catholic School Office for the Superintendent s approval. All contracts are due by September 15 th. Please send in any that you have, you do not have to wait until all are completed. If you have questions, please contact Pam at perickson@dioceseofmarquette.org. LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL WORKSHOP All Local School Council Members should have received a postcard mailing from the Catholic Schools Office with an invitation to attend a workshop on September 10 th. Richard Burke, President of Catholic School Management, will facilitate this workshop to help local councils enhance their leadership to their local school. If you are a council member and have not yet registered to attend this session

6 No. 8/2013 Page 6 of 8 please register via to perickson@dioceseofmarquette.org or , Ext FINANCIAL SERVICES Timothy Thomas PAYCOR UPDATE All of our diocesan schools and more than half of our parishes have started using the Paycor for payroll processing. Thus far, feedback has been positive and the plan is to have all parishes using Paycor by December 31, If your parish has not sent in your implementation survey to Paycor, please do so immediately as the processing takes 6-8 weeks. Also, the last scheduled live training session will be held on August 28, 2013 at 10:30am ET at Holy Name Catholic School in Escanaba. Please contact Pam Erickson at perickson@dioceseofmarquette.org to register. All employees must choose to either have their wages directly deposited into their bank account, or have them applied to a Skylight Debit Card. If any employee wishes to use a debit card, please contact Wendy Negri at wnegri@dioceseofmarquette.org PARISH ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE REPORTS A big Thank You! goes out to those parishes and missions that have submitted their Parish Annual Reports. Some have even submitted the Financial Governance Reports! As you know, the PARs were due July 31st, so if you haven t already done so, please send them to the Finance & Administration Dept., Attn: Cassie Gerdt, 1004 Harbor Hills Drive, Marquette, MI The Financial Governance Reports (including a copy of what was given to your parishioners) are due by September 30th, All of these forms are available on the diocesan website under Departments & Services, Finance, What s New. Please contact Cassie at or cgerdt@dioceseofmarquette.org for questions. UPCSA WEEKEND IS SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2013 If you have not received your parish UPCSA materials yet, you will receive them soon. Included are tri-fold brochures to be distributed with the pledge cards. The single-fold Bulletin Inserts should be placed inside the parish bulletins on UPCSA weekend. The UPCSA handbook, containing updated timelines, tips, sample letters and other useful information you need, will be available on our website at by early September. We welcome your feedback regarding the UPCSA promotional materials provided. Watch for the parish UPCSA goals in early September via . Contact Wendy Negri at ext. 104 with any UPCSA questions. If you become aware of anyone from your parish who will be in the Marquette area in August or early September, please contact Wendy Negri to arrange for pick-up of your materials. Thank you, as always, for your continuing dedication and hard work!

7 No. 8/2013 Page 7 of 8 BOOKKEEPER WORKSHOP The diocese is hosting a mid-year Bookkeeper Workshop on the new MCC billing, benefits and administration system. The workshop will be held at the diocesan offices on Thursday, October 17 th, Four sessions will be offered with registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please sign up as quickly as possible as seats are limited. Contact Cassie Gerdt at cgerdt@dioceseofmarquette.org for more details. Please see attached Addendum #3 for registration information. SUMMER COUNT The diocese will not be collecting this data this year. The October Count will be conducted as it has in the past, watch your and this Communicator for details. Development Office & Legacy of Faith YOUR UPCSA GIFTS AT WORK" NEWSLETTER This is something NEW for UPCSA! With your help, this piece can serve as a springboard for your parish efforts to promote and conduct this year s appeal. This four-page newsletter reflects on just a few of the many ministries that were supported by last year s appeal. It will be distributed as an insert in the August 16 issue of The U.P. Catholic newspaper. You can help by informing your parishioners and encouraging them to take a look at it. Bulletin and/or pulpit announcement is suggested. A sample announcement is provided. Please contact Terri at tgadzinski@dioceseofmarquette.org or 1/800/ ext. #108 with questions or feedback on the newsletter. We are always looking for parish stories to feature in future newsletters or The U.P. Catholic Newspaper. LEGACY OF FAITH GRANTS AVAILABLE A second round of Faith Formation grants for 2014 will take place this fall. The deadline for submitting grant applications is October 1, 2013 for grants that will be paid after November 1, For further information visit Faithful Giving Newsletter The diocesan planned giving program reaches out to those age 55+ with educational information on gift and estate planning. The inaugural issue of Faithful Giving will soon be published. It is a newsletter that includes helpful information on gift and estate planning as well as local stories of people living lives of Catholic stewardship. A different photo from our diocese will be featured at the top of each issue in tribute to the faithful stewards who gave before us in order to build up and sustain our Church. This piece will be direct mailed to a select group of constituents and uploaded to the diocesan website development pages. For further information visit or telephone Terri at 800/ ext. #108.

8 No. 8/2013 Page 8 of 8 BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCSA Gifts At Work Newsletter Watch for Your Upper Peninsula Catholic Services Appeal Gifts at Work newsletter inserted into the August 16 issue of the U.P. Catholic Newspaper. This newsletter reflects on just a few of the many ministries that were supported by last year s UPCSA. You can also find the newsletter on the diocesan website at Thank you to all who gave to the 2012 UPCSA! ###

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12 Protecting God s Children for Adults (Adult & Volunteer Awareness Session Schedule) Listed below are the Protecting God s Children for Adults & Volunteers Awareness Sessions that have been scheduled. Direct any questions to Greg Gostomski at or at ggostomski@dioceseofmarquette.org. Parish/School Contact Person Phone Number Date of Session Time of Session Holy Name of Mary Vicariate St. Mary's School Sault Ste. Marie (906) Maria Tuesday, September 17, :00 9:00 p.m. St. Ignatius Parish St. Ignace (906) Susan Tuesday, October :00 9:00 p.m. St. Gregory Parish Newberry (906) Dawn Wednesday, January 8, :30 9:30 p.m. Most Holy Name of Jesus Vicariate Sacred Heart of Jesus School, L'Anse (906) Pam Wednesday, Sept. 25, :30 9:30 p.m. St. Ignatius Loyola Church Houghton (906) Annette Thursday, November 7, :30 9:30 p.m. Resurrection Church Hancock (906) Lois Thursday, January 9, :30 9:30 p.m. St. John Neumann Vicariate Menominee Catholic Central Menominee (906) Thursday, September 12, :00 9:00 pm CT Precious Blood Stephenson (906) Christina Monday, November 11, :00 8:00 pm CT St. John Neumann Parish Spalding (906) Lana Thursday, January 30, :00 8:00 pm CT St. Joseph & St. Patrick Vicariate Holy Name Central School Escanaba (906) , ext 10 Chris Monday, September 9, :00 9:00 p.m. Holy Name Central School Escanaba (906) , ext 10 Chris Tuesday, October 22, :00 9:00 p.m. St. Francis De Sales School Manistique (906) Kitty Tuesday, January 7, :00 9:00 p.m. St. Mary Norway Vicariate Holy Spirit School Norway (906) , ext. 108 Jan Tuesday, October 1, :30 9:30 pm CT Guardian Angels Crystal Falls (906) Tuesday November 12, :30 9:30 pm CT St. Mary Queen of Peace Kingsford (906) Mary Beth Monday, January 13, :30 9:30 pm CT St. Mary Rockland Vicariate All Saints Catholic Academy Ironwood (906) Shelley Monday, September 16, :00 9:00 pm CT Holy Family Parish Ontonagon (906) Monday, November 11, :00 9:00 pm ET Immaculate Conception Wakefield (906) Michelle Monday, January 27, :00 9:00 pm CT St. Peter Cathedral Vicariate St. Louis the King Harvey , ext. 101 Shirley Monday, September :00 9:00 p.m. Fr. Marquette Elementary School, Marquette , ext. 2 Jackie Monday, October 14, :00 9:00 p.m. St. Michael Church Marquette , ext. 10 Patti Monday, January 6, :00 9:00 p.m.

13 Mid-Year Bookkeeper Workshop MCC and Paycor will be presenting in different rooms at the Diocese of Marquette. There will be two presentations. You may choose one or both presentations to attend. Your Name Parish City Phone # Location: 1004 Harbor Hills Drive Marquette, MI Deadline: Monday, September 30 th, 2013 This is a first come, first served basis. Spots are filling up quickly. Don t wait! Thursday, October 17, 2013 Check the time you will attend Michigan Catholic Conference 9:00 am 10:15 am New billing system for benefits and administration 10:30 am 11:45 am New billing system for benefits and administration 11:45 am- 1:15 pm Lunch Break 1:15 pm- 2:30 pm New billing system for benefits and administration 2:45 pm- 4:00 pm New billing system for benefits and administration Thursday, October 17, 2013 Check the time you will attend Paycor Payroll (Advanced) 9:00 am 10:15 am Sick and vacation tracking, adding deductions, incomes, etc. Questions/ Answers 10:30 am 11:45 am Sick and vacation tracking, adding deductions, incomes, etc. Questions/ Answers 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Lunch Break 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Sick and vacation tracking, adding deductions, incomes, etc. Questions/ Answers 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Sick and vacation tracking, adding deductions, incomes, etc. Questions/ Answers Lunch will be on your own from 11:45 am 1:15 pm Please fill this out and send to Cassie Gerdt at cgerdt@dioceseofmarquette.org. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact her through the above or (906) Thank you.