THE NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF November 19, 2007...
Provincial’s time Fr. Tom Cassidy spends a few days in St. Louis this week. Please remember… Fr. Justin Guiltnane, who continues hospitalization following a stroke. Fr. Tony Kelly, who had a pacemaker implanted last week. The surgery went well, but he has had a few setbacks since the surgery and remains hospitalized. Fr. Richard Zelonis, who was hospitalized and eventually had surgery to treat a blockage and clots. He also has had several setbacks but is said to be stable. Mary Young Perry, the mother of Bishop Joseph Perry, who died of pancreatic cancer. She was 80. Bishop Perry, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, taught at Sacred Heart School of Theology and has joined the SCJs at many province events, including ordinations, the feast of the Sacred Heart and the blessing of the chapel at the Dehon Formation Community. Fr. Fiorino Gheza, a member of the North Italian Province, who died November 16. He was born in 1931, professed in 1949 and ordained in 1958. Directory corrections Fr. Stephen Huffstetter Work: 605-234-3306 Private: 605-730-0472 (cell phone) Dehon Formation Community Correct zip on p. 12: 60615-4501 Fr. Joe Dean Work phone on P.6 should be: 920-839-9261 It is correct on p. 46 Fr. Charlie Bisgrove’s full address on p. 22 should be: Christu Dehon Nivas SCJ Theologate Vanguru P.O., Eluru WGDt, 534005 Andhra Pradesh, INDIA It is correct on p. 39 Fr. Gary Lantz (605) 234-1026 (phone/FAX) It is correct on p. 16 Darfur Fr. John Klingler shares the following: “I attended a demonstration for Darfur which took place November 11 at the Holocaust Memorial in Milwaukee; I am a member of the Dafur Action Coalition of Wisconsin. The demonstration was titled: ‘Milwaukee Dream for Darfur Torch Relay and Candlelight Vigil.’ The event was designed to draw attention to China’s support for the genocidal regime in Sudan. China gets 90 percent of its oil from Sudan. “The Darfur Action Coalition of Wisconsin also is working to get the State of Wisconsin to divest from financial holdings in companies that do business with the Sudanese regime. In addition, it is part of a national campaign to encourage investment firms to withdraw investments from companies that help fund genocide in Dafur. Millions of Americans have their retirement funds in investment firms that are among the largest investors in Petro China. “For information on how you can help on your own and in your community to be a voice to stop this genocide go to: www.SaveDarfur.org/section/take_action” Reminder There will be no Fridge Notes next week (November 26). Don’t forget to send your news items for the following week. You can e-mail Mary Gorski at marygorski@sbcglobal.net, call her (or leave a voice mail message) at 414-427-4266 or send news to the Provincialate Offices. Happy birthday Birthdays in December include: Fr. Chuck Wonch (61) on Dec. 5, Fr. John Strittmatter (72) on Dec. 6, Fr. Gary Lantz (72) on Dec. 8, Br. Mike Fette on Dec. 12, and Fr. Michael van der Peet (83) on Dec. 31. Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble, gobble… the Provincialate Offices will be closed November 22-23 for Thanksgiving. Shelter approved As we have reported in previous Fridge Notes, St. John the Evangelist parish, Green Bay, Wis., has been battling city hall in its attempts to keep open a winter homeless shelter. Fr. Guy Blair is pastor of the parish. On Thursday, the Green Bay City Council voted to approve the shelter with several conditions, one of which is that the diocese needs to seek a more permanent location outside of the city limits for the following winter. The night after the vote, the Green Bay mayor spent a night at the shelter. He said that it was the best way to answer lingering questions for area residents and council members about the site. “I think if there’s a neighbor or a politician or anyone who would like to know more about who’s using this facility, I think a necessary step would be to experience it firsthand,” Mayor Jim Schmitt said in a Green Bay Press Gazette article. To read more about the issue, go to the paper’s website at: www.greenbaypressgazette.com. If you search the archives you will find a variety of articles, include today’s story about the mayor’s visit.