THE NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF January 14, 2008...
Provincial’s time After a weekend that included attendance at the Green Bay Packers playoff win, Fr. Tom Cassidy leaves tomorrow (January 15) for Texas, where he will spend a week with the SCJ community. He will start in San Antonio and eventually make his way to Houston and the Rio Grande Valley. As a reminder, you can view Fr. Tom’s schedule on-line at: http://ical.mac.com/WebObjects/iCal.woa/wa/default?u=tomcscj&n=Province.ics St. Joe’s visits Houston As part of the Sacred Heart Schools in Collaboration program, students from St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD, will make a visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Houston, Texas, on Friday, January 18th. Fr. Stephen Huffstetter and two faculty members will accompany the students. During the weekend, St. Joe’s will host benefactor luncheons for donors who live in the Houston metro area. Please remember… Fr. David Maher, who, as we noted earlier, has Leukemia. He was treated with chemotherapy, but the illness is at an advanced stage that is now beyond treatment. Fr. Dave is at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Cards can be sent to him at Villa Maria. Back to school Students return to Sacred Heart School of Theology this week. They come back not only to a new semester but to a new president-rector. Fr. Jan de Jong took over the job January 1. His installation ceremony will be on Wednesday, January 30. Originally from the Netherlands, Fr. Jan came to the United States to teach at SHST in 1969. Other ministries, including serving as a CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) supervisor and as novice master, took him away from the seminary for many years. “I was very happy to return to Sacred Heart in 1999; I feel like it is my ‘first love.’” “I am deeply motivated by Fr. Dehon’s vision of priesthood,” continued Fr. Jan. “He was very concerned about the quality of priests, that they be zealous and virtuous. He gave his life to this work. The preparation of priests was a top priority for him. Our work at SHST fits in beautifully with his vision. It is very Dehonian.” As president-rector, Fr. Jan will continue to teach a class in medical moral ethics. Available Fr. Charles Yost writes that “We have a four-volume set of the Liturgy of the Hours in Latin. It is in new condition, with covers, and available to anyone who would like to have it. It belonged to Fr. Sylvester Benedict.” If you are interested, contact Fr Charles Yost at: ceyost@tampabay.rr.com or call him at the Sacred Heart Community in Pinellas Park community. Off to sea On January 13, Fr. Bernie Rosinski began a trip around the world on the newly commissioned Queen Victoria, a Cunard Line ship. It will sail from New York west through the Panama Canal to Costa Rica, Mexico, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok, India, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Egypt, the Suez Canal, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and England. From England, Fr. Bernie will hop a ride on the Queen Mary II back to New York. It’s a working trip –– Fr. Bernie will serve as cruise chaplain –– but also a delayed (by five years) celebration of his 50th jubilee of profession. Villa extensions Villa Maria in Franklin, Wis., recently added a few new members to its community. Phone extensions to note: Fr. Joseph Gole: 276 Fr. Pat Lloyd: 255 Fr. Tom Westhoven: 265 The main number is: 414-425-5968/5981 B-Day corrections Please note the following for the 2008 Days of Commemoration and Celebration: Fr. Greg Murray of the Canadian Region was only born once –– February 19, 1957. Please remove his “extra” birthday from February 10. Fr. Rein van Leeuwen, also of the Canadian Region, who turned 79 on January 9, spells his name with a “u” as noted here. “Leeuw” means “lion” in Dutch. We hope Fr. Rein didn’t roar too loudly when he read the misprint. Donations St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, Wis., makes it a priority to support the missions. Recent donations included $1,200 to the Region of India in honor of Fr. Tom Garvey, who served the region until his death; and $1,000 to Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s parish in the Dominican Republic.