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Volume 24 Number 10 November 2012

Bishop Cote Returns

from Holy Land

St Patrick Cathedral Students Provide Cheering Welcome Home

On the CoverBishop Cote opens the Year of Faith byleading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Students at St. Patrick CathedralSchool welcome home the Bishop.

Photo by Donna Antonacci

Catholic education teaches usmore than academics...it holds us toa higher standard of responsibility.

- Micheala Abate, essay winner at Seton Scholarship Dinner, recognizing

the whole person development philosophy of our Catholic schools.

If a picture is worth athousand words, the smile ona thankful face is priceless.

- MaryLou Gannotti connecting the generosity of those who have contributed

to the Annual Catholic Appeal with those whose lives have been lifted.

We are called to serve our brothers and sistersin need. We must be free to do so.

- The continuing appeal of all Catholics in defense of religious liberty.

I think sometimes God wants us to travellighter, to recognize that all we need we’ve got.- Jose Ambrozic, Director of the St. Malo Retreat Center in Allenspark,

Colorado, as quoted in a moving story of survival by Christina Capecchi.

We just held elections for the leader of our Country. Our leaderschange, but Jesus will always be our King and heavenly leader.- Karen Whiting on the Family Page -- with a message looking forward to

the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday, November 25.

The Most Reverend

Michael R. Cote, D.D. Bishopof Norwich

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My Dear Brothers and Sisters inChrist:

Now that the presidential elec-tion has been decided, we must re-group and embrace the hope andpromise that America will recom-mit itself to its core values of lifeand liberty for all. For the Churchto perform its mission, we must besure religious liberty is preservedfor all faiths. It is only with this as-surance that we will be enabled tocarry out the work of the Lord tolift up our brothers and sisters inneed, to defend life, to strengthenfamily values, to honor truth andto spread the good news of theGospel.

The timing of the Year of Faith,designated by the Holy Father,Pope Benedict XVI, is exceptional.During this time, we are beingcalled to rediscover and renew ourfaith and draw closer to the Lordand His teachings. The closer weare to the roots of our faith, themore prepared we will be to helpfulfill the mission of the Churchover the increasingly challengingtimes in which we live.

I feel so fortunate and blessed tohave had an opportunity lastmonth to make my first pilgrimageto the Holy Land. Three times pre-

viously over the years I had sched-uled a visit to the Holy Land andeach time circumstances preventedme from making the trip. Thistime, my fellow pilgrims and Imade the journey, very much a re-discovery of faith.

Seeing with my own eyes whereJesus lived and ministered on earthwas an experience beyond what Ihad imagined. Early on, I had theopportunity to be seated in a smallwooden boat on the Sea of Galileelooking out over the same hills,shore and still water that the Lordhad seen two thousand years be-fore. It was pristine. Unaltered inany way by human hands or ma-chinery. There was even a sweetfragrance in the air that I under-stand was from the eucalyptus treeson the hillsides. It was a lovelyplace. I could feel Jesus’ presence.The presence of the disciples. Itwas holy and serene. Breathtaking.

Each stop brought the scripturesto life. Right at our feet. It was myprivilege to celebrate Mass eachday and to lead the reading ofscripture each morning – a readingor liturgy appropriate for the set-ting. When, one morning, we vis-ited Mt. Tabor, roughly 10 milesWest of the Sea of Galilee, our

daily reading recalled the Transfig-uration of Jesus, as it included 2Peter 1:18, “We ourselves heardthis voice come from heaven whilewe were with him on the holymountain…” The shrine at thatsite is the Church of Transfigura-tion and is overseen by the Fran-ciscan Friars who impeccablymanage most of the Christianshrines across the Holy Land.

Beyond the depth of history inlandscape and architecture, twoobservations occurred to me. Thefirst was that firearms were seldomseen in our travels. The paths wetraveled felt safe and reverent. Theonly sighting of weapons was atthe Nazareth/Jerusalem border andthe Jericho border crossing.

Another observation was thateveryone we encountered seemedto get along and did not appear tobe hostile to each other regardlessof background. For example, ourdriver was Palestinian and our tourguide Jewish. They got along verywell. Very encouraging to witness.

Just north of Galilee we visitedthe Mount of the Beatitudes. Apeaceful place where both PopeJohn Paul II and Pope Benedicthave visited. There, we read theBeatitudes as our reading in this

extraordinary hillside setting. Weall learned, by the way, that eachstep of the way the terrain every-where we traveled was hilly anduneven. It was a physical test to besure.

Every stop was its own wonder-ful experience. There was Cana,the site of the miracle of wine intowater at the wedding feast. There,we encouraged renewal of weddingvows within our pilgrimage group.Later we stood on the shore of theJordan River where John the Bap-tist had baptized our Lord. There,we renewed baptismal promises inthe shallow edge of the ancient Jor-dan.

Jerusalem was an extraordinarysight to behold. The old walledcity with its narrow streets, no cars,bustling with vendors, various de-nominational quarters andchurches. This was the very placeof the culminating event of salva-tion history – the Paschal Mysteryof Christ. The streets and stonesand particles of sand bear silentwitness to that mystery.

Jericho and Qumran were fasci-nating with the network of caveswhere the Dead Sea Scrolls werefirst discovered in 1947. So manybiblical sights came to life. It came

close to overwhelming our spiri-tual senses. It was entirely wonder-ful. It was an unforgettable journeyback-to-the-beginning of Christ’sjourney here on earth and back-to-the-present of our continuing tofollow His path.

What an opportunity in thisYear of Faith to stand in the foot-prints of our Savior, whose guidinglight has illuminated the centuriesand whose message must be widelyshared in a society today that needsto Let Faith Lead the Way.

We will be facing considerablestruggles in the post-election envi-ronment – the struggle to protectlife, to defend and preserve reli-gious liberty, pursue the commongood and strive to restore moralcharacter in an increasingly secularculture. As Catholics, we will notshy away from our mission. I havereturned from the unforgettableHoly Land pilgrimage with re-newed energy to welcome the chal-lenges before us and all the morecertain that the teachings and ex-ample of Christ will strongly pre-vail.

Sincerely yours in Christ’s love,

Bishop Michael R. Cote

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land:An Unforgettable Experience

Queridos hermanos y Hermanas:Ahora que la elección presiden-

cial ha sido decidida, debemosunirnos y abrazar la esperanza y lapromesa de que Estados Unidosconfiará a sí mismo sus valores es-enciales de vida y libertad paratodos. Para que la Iglesia lleve a

cabo su misión debemos estar se-guros de que la libertad religiosa esprotegida para todas las creencias.Sólo con esta seguridad haremosposible llevar a cabo la labor delSeñor de levantar a nuestros her-manos y hermanas en necesidad,de defender la vida, de fortalecer

los valores de la familia, de honrarla verdad y de difundir la buenanueva del Evangelio.

La medida de tiempo de el Añode la Fe, designado por el SantoPadre, el Papa Benedicto XVI, esexcepcional. Durante este tiempo,estamos siendo llamados a redes-

cubrir y renovar nuestra fe y acer-carnos más al Señor y a Sus en-señanzas. Mientras estemos máscerca a las raíces de nuestra fe, máspreparados estaremos para ayudara cumplir con la misión de la Igle-sia en los tiempos cada vez más de-safiantes en los que vivimos.

Me siento muy afortunado ybendecido por haber tenido el mespasado la oportunidad de hacer miprimera peregrinación a TierraSanta. Había programado tresveces una visita a Tierra Santa en

Peregrinación a Tierra Santa: Una Experiencia Inolvidable

Una experiencia inolvidable

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Una experiencia inolvidable Continued from page 3

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Affected byHurricane Sandy

años anteriores y cada vez las cir-cunstancias me impidieron hacerel viaje. Esta vez, mis compañerosperegrinos y yo hicimos el viaje,fue redescubrimiento de la fe.

Ver con mis propios ojos dondevivió Jesús y donde ministró en latierra fue una experiencia más alláde lo que yo había imaginado. Alprincipio, tuve la oportunidad deestar sentado en un pequeño botede madera en el Mar de Galilea,mirando sobre las mismas colinas,orilla y agua que el Señor habíavisto dos mil años antes. Fue im-pecable. Inalterado en modo al-guno por manos humanas omaquinarias. Incluso en el airehabía una dulce fragancia que en-tiendo era de los árboles de eu-calipto en las laderas. Fue un lugarencantador. Fue santo y sereno.Asombroso. Podía sentir la presen-cia de Jesús. La presencia de losdiscípulos.

Cada parada trajo a la vida lasEscrituras . A nuestros pies. Fueun privilegio el celebrar misa cadadía y dirigir la lectura de las Escrit-

uras cada mañana-una liturgia olectura apropiada para el esce-nario. Cuando una mañana visita-mos el Monte Tabor,aproximadamente 10 millas alOeste del Mar de Galilea, nuestralectura diaria recordó la Transfig-uración de Jesús, ya que incluía 2Pedro 1: 18: “Nos escuchó esta vozvenida del cielo cuando estábamoscon él en el monte santo…” Elsantuario de ese lugar es la Iglesiade la Transfiguración y es super-visada por los frailes franciscanosquienes manejan impecablemetela mayor parte de los santuariosCristianos en Tierra Santa.

En el paisaje y la arquitecturamás allá de la profundidad de lahistoria, se me ocurrieron dos ob-servaciones . La primera es que lasarmas de fuego fueron raramentevistas en nuestro viaje. La ruta enque viajamos se sintió segura y rev-erente. El único escenario dearmas fue en la frontera Nazaret/Jerusalén y cruzando la frontera deJericó.

Otra observación fue que todos

los que conocimos parecían lle-varse bien y a pesar de sus orígenesno parecían ser hostiles entre ellos.Por ejemplo, nuestro conductorera palestino y nuestro guía turís-tico judío. Se llevaban muy bien.Muy alentador presenciar esto.

Visitamos el Monte de las Bien-aventuranzas justo al norte deGalilea. Un lugar tranquilo visi-tado por ambos el Papa Juan PabloII y el Papa Benedicto. Allí, leímoslas Bienaventuranzas como nues-tra lectura en este extraordinarioescenario de la colina. Por cierto,todos aprendimos que en todaspartes en el terreno en que via-jamos el camino era montuoso ydesnivelado. Seguro fue unaprueba física.

Cada parada tenía su propia ex-periencia maravillosa. Era Cana, ellugar del milagro del vino en aguaen la fiesta de bodas. Allí alenta-mos a nuestro grupo de peregrinosa la renovación de votos de boda.Más tarde nos paramos en la orilladel Río Jordan, donde JuanBautista ha bautizado a nuestro

Señor. Nosotros renovamos laspromesas bautismales, allí en elborde poco profundo del antiguoJordan.

Jerusalén fue una escena extra-ordinaria para contemplar. La an-tigua ciudad amurallada con suscalles estrechas, sin automóviles,activa con vendedores, varios bar-rios e Iglesias denominacionales.Este lugar fue el mismo del eventoculminante de la historia de la sal-vación- el misterio pascual deCristo. Las calles y las piedras ypartículas de arena dan testimoniosilencioso de ese misterio.

Jericó y Qumrán eran faci-nantes con la red de cuevas dondefueron descubiertos por primeravez los Rollos del Mar Muerto en1947. Tantas escenas bíblicasvolvieron a la vida. Nuestros sen-tidos espirituales estuvieron cercade agobiarse. Todo fue maravil-loso. Fue un viaje inolvidable de-regreso-al-inicio del viaje de Cristoaquí en la tierra y de-regreso-al-presente para continuar siguiendoSu camino.

Que oportunidad en este Añode la fe pararse en las huellas denuestro Salvador, quien guiandoluz ha iluminado siglos y que sumensaje debe ser compartido am-pliamente en una sociedad actualque necesita que la Fe Guíe elCamino.

Después del entorno de las elec-ciones enfrentaremos luchas con-siderables-la lucha para proteger lavida, para defender y preservar lalibertad religiosa, para buscar elbien común y para esforzarse porrestaurar la moral en una culturacada vez más secular. Como católi-cos, no nos espantaremos antenuestra misión. Yo he regresado dela inolvidable peregrinación aTierra Santa con energía renovadapara dar la bienvenida a los de-safíos que tenemos ante nosotrosy confiado de que las enseñanzas yel ejemplo de Cristo prevaleceránfirmemente.

Sinceramente, en el amor de Cristo.

Obispo Michael R. Cote

Director of Priestly Vocations

Reverend Gregory Galvin

Have you ever been at HolyMass on Sunday and noticed ayoung high school or college agedgentleman who seemed really atpeace, really prayerful, really atease with being in church? Maybeyou have noticed him just re-cently or in months past.

Did you ever think that youwere supposed to recognize himor that maybe you were receivinga grace from God, asking you todo something about what you no-ticed? Maybe that young man en-joys being at Holy Mass. Maybehe really finds himself at peacewhen he attends Holy Mass.Maybe he is not sure why he hasthat peace. Maybe he has thoughta few times about what he shouldbe doing with his life but is notsure that what he feels inside isreal.

Have you ever had the occasionto speak with that person? Do youknow his family, his parents orsiblings? Have you seen him in-volved in other parish activitiesduring the year? Is he enthusias-tic? Is he friendly? Do others seewhat you see? Have you evermentioned him to your pastor?

In the same way, have you ever

noticed a young high school orcollege age woman who seems toshow some of the same traits?Why do I ask this?

It very well could be that if youhave ever noticed young people inthis way it could be because atthat moment God is giving you agrace to see something very im-portant, both for that young per-son and possibly for the Church.If you simply dismiss that mo-ment of light, of recognition, anddo nothing, you, that young per-son and the church may all neverknow why you saw what you sawor thought what you thought.

Instead, you may choose not todismiss that moment of light, thatmoment of Grace and instead actby speaking with that personabout what you recognized abouthim. Let him know that you seecertain qualities in him that madeyou think the young man maymake a great priest; or that ayoung lady may be called to con-secrated life. You may in fact beacting as the instrument God hascalled you to be in that momentof light and recognition, to assistin confirming what may alreadybe stirring inside each one of

them. It may be just the encour-agement they need to propelthem to discern with greater cer-tainty what they inside mightthink they sense as a call fromGod but just are not sure if any-one else sees it.

It is easy to see when two youngpeople may be on the pathway to-wards married life. We might seethem attending Holy Mass to-gether on a regular basis and thinkto our selves, “what a nice youngcouple”. That is the more com-mon situation. For the youngman God might be drawing to-wards a priestly vocation or theyoung lady he might be asking toconsecrate herself to Him for ever,it is not always as easy to discernif that interior sense is real. Theymay need help identifying what ishappening inside of them. Manytimes God gives a grace to othersto see it from the outside and Heasks them, moves them, and en-courages them to make it known.

The key is never to dismissthose thoughts. Act on them withcourage and thank God for theopportunity to be His instru-ment. You may find after actingthe first time you may be calledon again by God to continue as-sisting in identifying those He iscalling. What a grace, what ablessing, what a gift!


Holy Hour for Vocations

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D.,Bishop of Norwich,leads the Holy Hour:

November 15 • 4-5 pm

St. Joseph Church,

North Grosvenordale

December 20 • 7-8 pm

St. Andrew Church, Colchester

Father Greg Galvin,Director of Priestly [email protected](860) 887-9294

Clergy Appointments

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, has made thefollowing clergy appointments in the Diocese of Norwich:

Reverend Tomasz Wilk, OSPPE, new to the Diocese, Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph Parish, Rockville.Effective: October 23, 2012.

~ Monsignor Robert L. Brown, Chancellor ~

A Blessing, A Grace, A Gift!

Saturday, November 17Mercy High School Entrance Examfor the Class of 20171740 Randolph Rd. Middletown, from8:00- 11:15am 860-346-6659 formore information or to register pleasecall 860-346-6659 or visit www.mercy-high.com.Saturday, November 17The “Wonder” of Christmas at theFranciscan Christmas Fair9:30 to 2:30pm at the Franciscan LifeCenter, 271 Finch Avenue, Meriden.Enjoy the Living Crèche, fresh home-made Franciscan breads, hand-deco-rated wreaths and live Christmas trees,Franciscan pottery, basket and quiltraffles, children’s booth with arts andcrafts, refreshments and much more.Visit www.flcenter or call 203-237-8084 for more information.Saturday, November 17The Festival of Angels Fair9:00am to 3:00pm at the MonsignorM. Davitt Fox Parish Center at St.Francis of Assisi Church, Middletown.Unique crafts, homemade bakedgoods, a Farmer’s Market and a varietyof vendors. Breakfast and lunch will beavailable at the Angel Café. For addi-tional information please call Sherrie at860 346-4383 or [email protected], November 17St. Peter Church CandleLit Christmas FairA Candle Lit Christmas Fair; from9:00am-7:00pm at St. Peter ChurchHall, 30 St. Peter Lane Higganum.Christmas trees, wreaths, antiques,woodworking, baked goods, knitteditems, sewn clothing for 18 inch dolls,pocketbooks and so much more!! Mr.and Mrs. Claus will arrive around12:00 p.m. and pictures can be takenwhile you shop. A variety of lunchitems including our traditional kielbasa& sauerkraut sandwiches, quiche,soups, etc. will be available for pur-chase. Do not forget our basket raffle,

silent auction and big raffle.Something for everyone! Our 2nd An-nual Lasagna/Ziti Dinner will beserved following the 5:00pm Mass.Cost - adults ($12), children under 10($5). Advanced ticket purchase recom-mended. Takeout will be available on alimited basis. Please contact ElizabethYantosh at 860- 345-3191 if you haveany questions.Wednesday, November 28Prayer Group Massof Healing and HopeAt 7:30pm, Life in the Spirit PrayerGroup, 33 West St., Rockville, CT.Saturday, December 1Mount Saint JohnChristmas Boutique 2012Crafters and Artisans wanted to displaywares at the annual Mount Saint JohnChristmas Boutique in Deep River,from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Live Enter-tainment by MSJ Choir and visits fromSanta. To reserve a table as a vendor, orfor more information, please contactVicki McKenney at 860-343-1340 [email protected], December 2Gift of Grace Prison Ministry Train-ing Program Prison Ministry is now seeking volun-teers for the Gift of Grace Prison Min-istry Training Program on Sunday,December 2. For more information,please contact Sheree Antoch at860.848.2237.Wednesday, December 5Prayer Group Mass ofHealing and HopeAt 7:00pm, Spirit of Love PrayerGroup, 130 Prospect St., Moosup.Saturday, December 8Advent MissionA one-night Advent Mission at theCathedral of Saint Patrick, 7-9 pm.Open to all ages this mission will havea special message for young people. Itwill feature a live concert by Catholicartists Sarah Kroger and Greg

Boudreaux, with speaking by DomQuaglia. Through music, speaking andreflection participants will be invited toenter more deeply into the season ofAdvent in preparing a place for Jesus tobe incarnate in their own lives. Formore information on the missionplease contact Jill Patten at (860)460-3947 and to learn more about the pre-senters, visit www.facebook.com/2012AdventMission.Saturday, December 15St. Mark’s 7th AnnualChristmas Cookie Sale9:00am- 12:00pm (or till sold out.)Plates of 2 ½ dozen assorted, delicioushome-baked cookies ($10.00) will be

sold, along with our parish cookbook“Cookie Jar Favorites.” Themed basketsand a beautiful cable-knit afghan willbe raffled. Proceeds will benefit thelandscaping of the church grounds,with a portion going toward St. Mark’sHaitian Ministry. St. Mark the Evan-gelist Church, Westbrook. For furtherinformation, please call Joan at 860-388-9675 or Julia at 860-388-5186.Every Tuesday at 7:00pmPrayer, Praise, Worshipand AdorationSpiritual Renewal Services Center, 11Bath St. Norwich. Leaders: DeaconJames Delaney and Nancy Delaney.


The Hispanic People of the Diocese of Norwich invite you to join us in our celebration of

The Feast ofOur Lady of Guadalupe

Wednesday, December 12 at 6:30 pmCathedral of Saint Patrick • 213 Broadway, Norwich, CT

For more information, please call (860) 456-3349 or email: [email protected]

Advent BeginsDecember 2, 2012

All-powerful God,

help us to look forward in hope

to the coming of our Savior.

May we live as he taught,

ready to welcome him with

burning love and faith.

Thanksgiving

Prayer

Father in Heaven,Creator of all and sourceof all goodness and love,please look kindly uponus and receive our heart-

felt gratitude in thistime of giving thanks.

Thank you for all thegraces and blessings,

you have bestowed uponus, spiritual and tempo-

ral: our faith andreligious freedom, ourfood and shelter, our

health, the love we havefor one another, ourfamily and friends.

Dear Father, in Yourinfinite generosity,

please grant uscontinued graces and

blessing throughout thecoming year.

MYSTIC - Shortly after DarrenJ. Stewart and Beth-Ann Stewart

had their first child,

Tessa, they discussed the values theyhoped to instill in their daughter.After much discussion, the new par-ents narrowed it down to 13 values,and then proceeded to paint thosewords on the 13 risers of the stair-way in their Stonington familyhome.

Starting at the bottom with “per-severance” as the foundation, theypainted the words perseverance, in-tegrity, courage, compassion, family,peace, respect, love, honesty, laugh-ter, faith, patience, and wisdom —until they reached the top.

The new parents thought that iftheir children saw those words inwriting each day, it would help toreinforce the values that were nec-essary to successfully navigate thetrials of life, to be good Catholics,and to be good citizens. But at thesame time, Darren and Beth-Annsensed that they might need this vi-sual daily reminder just as much, ifnot more, than their childrenwould.

Today Darren and Beth-AnnStewart are the parents of threeteenage daughters. And these par-ents not only live their values athome but also in their jobs and intheir local and regional community.Darren Stewart serves as the Ston-ington Chief of Police, while Beth-Ann Stewart serves as Stonington’sfirst Director of Human Services. Inaddition, both teach graduate levelcourses in their respective fields atSalve Regina University in New-port, Rhode Island.

“We’re both very close to theSalve community,” Darren Stewartsaid. “We try to live the values ofSalve Regina by working toward amore just, merciful, and harmo-

nious world.” On October 5, the Stewarts and

five other worthy men and womenwere awarded the St. Edmund’sMedal of Honor in an elegant anduplifting ceremony and dinner atthe Mystic Marriott.

Each year, the St. Edmund’s Re-treat Board of Directors recognizesa select group of men and womenon the local, regional, and nationalscene, who are living quiet lives ofvirtue and humbly serving as mod-ern-day role models of exceptionalservice to the Church and to thecommunity — in the spirit of St.Edmund of Canterbury.

In addition to the Stewarts, thisyear’s medal recipients includedArchbishop Thomas J. Rodi of theArchdiocese of Mobile, Alabama;Michael Samara, former vice presi-dent of student affairs and dean ofstudents at St. Michael’s College inColchester, Vermont; and Domini-can Sisters Maurice Doody andRose Patricia Reilly of the Office ofNew Directions in the Bronx, NewYork.

The St. Edmund Honor Schol-arship was awarded to Kevin Peters,St. Bernard Class of 2013.

“Their stories and what they’vededicated their lives to is remark-able,” said Diane Kinney, director ofdevelopment at St. Edmund’s Re-treat on Enders Island. “They areliving the word of God.”

Jeffrey Anderson, Executive Di-rector and COO of St. EdmundsRetreat agreed. “They intuitivelyknow what is just and right,” An-derson said. “They were chosen forbeing fully human, for doing ordi-nary things but for doing them ex-traordinarily well.”

In the invocation prayer, theMost Reverend Michael R. Cote,Bishop of Norwich, praised thehonorees “for the Christ-like exam-ples they have exhibited in life. Webless them for their kindness,”Bishop Cote said.

Prior to the medals ceremony atthe Mystic Marriott, Bishop Cotecelebrated a special Mass in honorof the occasion at the Chapel ofOur Lady of the Assumption atEnder’s Island in Mystic. Duringthe Mass, music was provided bythe St. Bernard Choir, and theKnights of Columbus were in at-tendance.

During the awards ceremony atthe Marriott, the Most ReverendDaniel A. Cronin, ArchbishopEmeritus of Hartford, offered a finalbenediction.

The accomplishments of themedal recipients are numerous.Here are a few highlights:

This past spring, Darren Stewart,the Stonington chief of police, wasrecognized by the Police Commis-sioners’ Association of Connecticutwith the Distinguished Chiefs

Award. He is the current Presidentof the Law Enforcement Council ofEastern Connecticut. He alsoteaches graduate courses on socialand ethical issues in law enforce-ment management at Salve ReginaUniversity and at the University ofConnecticut.

During his four years as chief, he

instituted a number of programs in-cluding upgrades in technology, thedepartment’s first canine program,and the Youth Positive Ticket pro-gram in which police officers“catch” kids who exhibit good be-havior, such as wearing a bike hel-


Celebrating the Life of Virtue:St. Edmund’s Retreat Honors Modern-Day RoleModels for Service to Church and Community

Award recipients Beth-Ann Stewart and Darren J. Stewart. Photos by Donna Antonacci

By Shelley Wolf

Four County CatholicContributor

Celebrating the Life of Virtue

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met, and reinforce that good behav-ior with small rewards, such as giftcertificates for an ice cream or sodaor a free pass to Mystic MarineAquarium.

Darren Stewart’s most satisfyingmoments on the job come fromservice to others. “It’s always satisfy-ing when you’re able to help some-one when they need it,” he said, “tohave a successful resolution to a casefor the families, the victims, and forsociety — that’s satisfying.”

Beth-Ann Stewart is the first di-

rector of Human Services for Ston-ington. As such she reorganized theonce autonomous Recreation, Sen-ior Services, Social Services, andYouth and Family Services underone umbrella and has expandedtheir reach by securing donationsand grants. Much of her work hasinvolved tackling the problems ofaffordable housing, homelessness,and food insecurity. She was thepast Chair of the Mystic Area Shel-ter & Hospitality and is the currentChair of the Southeastern Con-necticut Housing Alliance.

What is it that gives her the great-est satisfaction on the job? “Makinga difference in an individual’s life,which strengthens them, their fam-ily, and in turn, the community,”she said. “I particularly enjoy watch-ing children benefit from our pro-gramming.” Special services forStonington youth include afterschool programs, counseling, a teenprom shop, help finding a first job,and partnerships with other areaagencies to provide new school

shoes and winter boots.Kevin Peters of East Lyme, Con-

necticut, garnered this year’s Medalof Honor Scholarship. At St.Bernard School in Montville he is amember of the Yearbook Club, ten-nis team, Student Council, and Na-tional Art Honor Society. Kevin isalso a local volunteer for SpecialOlympics, where he helps withswimming and softball — revealinghimself as a young person of virtueand promise.

The Most Reverend Thomas J.Rodi is this year’s national recipientof the St. Edmund’s Medal ofHonor. He holds graduate degreesin law and canon law, and hasserved as Vicar General of the Arch-diocese of New Orleans, Bishop ofBiloxi, Mississippi, and is currentlyArchbishop of Mobile, Alabama.

After Hurricane Katrina struckBiloxi in 2005, then Bishop Rodiled the rebuilding effort of the Dio-cese of Biloxi as well as the human-itarian efforts of Catholic SocialServices. The challenge was enor-

mous: more than 200 people werekilled during the storm, and one-third of all churches in the dioceseand two-thirds of all Catholicschools were completely destroyedor rendered unusable. For his work,he received the National CatholicEducation Association’s St. Eliza-beth Ann Seton Award.

Archbishop Rodi has spent muchof his career as an advocate for themarginalized in society throughoutthe South. During the awards cere-mony, he thanked the Edmonitesfor their work in serving the ruralpoor in Alabama. “For 75 years, theEdmonites have brought the love ofGod to people who have not alwaysfelt the dignity that God has be-stowed on them,” Archbishop Rodisaid. “Thank you for bringing thelove of God to so many people.”

Sister Maurice Doody and SisterRose Patricia Reilly currently serveas Co-Directors of the Office ofNew Directions, which wasfounded in the Bronx in 1975 as afull-time ministry devoted to edu-cating religious communities aboutalcoholism and chemical depend-ency. Sister Maurice is a nationally-recognized motivational speakerand retreat leader, and is the formerchairperson for the board of direc-tors of the National Catholic Coun-cil on Alcoholism and Related DrugProblems.

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for thousands with compassion,wisdom and humor,” said PatrickLynch, before presenting SistersMaurice and Rose with theirmedals.

“It’s always been a thrill to crossthat bridge and be with those goodpeople,” Sister Rose said of St. Ed-mund’s Retreat and its staff.

“I am honored, I am humbled,and I am grateful that Father Tomand the Board of Trustees have goodjudgment!” Sister Maurice said inher characteristic good humor.

Michael Samara was recognizedfor his work as Vice President ofStudent Affairs and Dean of Stu-dents at St. Michael’s College inColchester, Vermont. He has de-grees in history, psychology, and ed-ucation, and took a special interestin counseling, psychotherapy, andpersonnel services.

Father Thomas F.X. Hoar, presi-dent of St. Edmund’s Retreat, pre-sented the award, saying that he hadworked on staff at St. Michael’shimself for a few years and sawSamara’s work up close. “He com-forted and consoled students whenthey fell short of their dreams andencouraged them to try again,” Fa-ther Hoar said.

“As someone who calls himself aChristian, I try to follow Christeach day, but I fail at that,” MichaelSamara said. “But every day is a newday to try again.”

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Married couples from parishesthroughout our Diocese came to-gether to participate in the Cele-

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Couples celebrating their silver,gold or other significant anniver-saries to the couples renewed theirmarriage vows in the PontificalMass celebrated by Bishop

Michael R. Cote which was wit-nessed by about 200 family mem-bers and friends. What a beautifulexperience to have their familybeing present to witness and sharein their renewal of vows. Alongwith 60 couples participating,four couples celebrated sixty ormore years of marriage.

Robert and MargueriteCloutier, parishioners from St.Stephens in Quinebaug, werehonored by Bishop Cote as cele-brating sixty-five years of mar-riage, the longest married couplerenewing their vows at the Mass.The Cloutiers were married at St.Joseph’s Church in North

Grosvenordale in 1947 and havefive children and five grandchil-dren.

Robert is an honored WorldWar II veteran.

Certificates commemoratingthe renewal of the marriage vowsand the blessing of their marriageof the couples were awarded byBishop Cote. Following the Pon-tifical Mass, celebrating couplesalong with their family andfriends enjoyed spending timewith Bishop Cote in the Cathe-dral Hall and refreshments wereenjoyed by all.

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Griswold, Conn. — St. AnneCatholic Church was likened to anold friend by its spiritual leader as

Mass was celebrated there for thefinal time on Sunday.

“It’s kind of like a funeral,” theRev. Ted Tumicki told a crowd ofabout 120 assembled in the churchin the Glasgo section of Griswoldfor the final time. “Our faith re-minds us that funerals are not finalgood-byes.”

The church was shut after 121years because of deterioratingbuilding conditions. It would costbetween $375,000 and $500,000to make needed repairs, Tumickitold the congregation in an Aprilletter.

St. Anne parishioners were urgedto continue their Christian com-mitment by the Most ReverendMichael R. Cote, Bishop of Nor-wich, who officiated at Sunday’sservice. He spoke words of encour-agement to congregants upon theirarrival at St. Thomas the Apostle

Church in Voluntown. The two in-stitutions are merging under thename Saints Thomas and AnneCatholic Church.

“This is not an easy time, but weare filled with faith,” Bishop Cotesaid. “As you make this transition,I see the people of St. Anne’s meet-ing the moment.”

After a one-hour Mass at St.Anne, whose attendees includedGriswold First Selectman PhilipAnthony and State Rep. SteveMikutel, D-Griswold, parishionerstook artifacts from the church andwalked nearly three miles in a pro-cession under state police escort tothe Voluntown church.

“I feel very honored,” said TerryAllard of Griswold, who plays theorgan at St. Thomas and was cho-sen to carry the St. Anne’s relic to

its new home. “I’m 72 years agoand I’m happy to say I feel greatafter that walk.”

Nicholas Mattera, 16, of Gris-wold, who is studying for his con-firmation, said he is impressed withhow people are reacting to whatBishop Cote called “a new adven-ture in faith.”

“I’ve been going to St. Anne mywhole life,” Mattera said. “Therewas a lot of unity today. It feltgreat.”

St. Anne has been a missionchurch of St. Thomas almost fromthe time of its beginnings in 1891.It was built by French Canadianemployees of a mill, Glasgo Finish-ing Co., which donated the land tobuild the church.

Parishioner Ron Becotte of Vol-untown is collecting St. Anne’s pic-

tures and documents to be pub-lished in a book slated to be avail-able around Christmas or Easter, hesaid.

“It’s very important to remem-ber,” he said. “It strengthens ourCatholic faith.”

Father Tumicki called upon hisflock to remember their formerchurch home and the personal di-mension it took on for many. Thefinal Mass was dedicated to St.Anne congregants, living and dead.

“They saw it not only as achurch, but also as a kind of per-sonal chapel,” Father Tumicki saidin his homily. “The kind of chapelthat was not only a place but a kindof old friend. One that shelteredand listened, offering protectionand solace. A friend that we thankGod for having.”

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The Sacrament of Orders is afoundation stone of Church min-

istry and of the Church

itself. Each of the sacrament’sthree degrees, Bishop, Priestand Deacon, has its ownhistory of development,and each is integral to thehistory of the wholeChurch.

For some centuries,the theology of this sacra-ment was focused primarily onpriesthood. Diaconate was the lasttransitional step before ordination topriesthood. When priests werenamed by the Pope to be bishops,the new bishop was consecrated andinstalled in his diocese, but there wasno new ordination rite.

Now, there are three separate or-dination rites, one for each degree ofthe sacrament. An essential elementin each of the rites is the ancient ges-ture known as the imposition ofhands, when the ordaining bishop,in silence, places his hands on thehead of the one being ordained. Theimposition of hands is mentionedseveral times in the New Testamentas the means through which theapostles brought others into theirministry. Filled with liturgical rich-ness, this gesture signifies the passingon of the ministry Christ entrustedto the Church, as well as the incor-poration of the one being ordainedinto the hierarchy. The impositionof hands, together with the prayer of

consecration which follows, consti-tute what is referred to as the matterand form of the Sacrament of Or-ders.

Since Vatican II, the theologicalemphasis of the sacra-

ment has shifted

from a focus on priesthood to theinterrelationship between the threedegrees of the sacrament. Priestswho are called to serve as bishops arenow ordained to the episcopacy.This ordination is understood to bethe fullness of the Sacrament of Or-ders. In his own diocese, a bishopcarries out his ministry of beingchief shepherd of the peoplethrough a particular ministerial re-lationship with the priests and per-manent deacons of the diocese.Priests and deacons, each in theirown way, cooperate in the ministryof the diocesan bishop. Thus, thethree degrees of the sacrament arerelated, for the good of the wholelocal church. Then, theologicallyand through the signs and symbolsof the ordination liturgies, the threedegrees of the sacrament are placedin a relationship of service to thepriesthood of the faithful which isrooted in Baptism (see Catechism ofthe Catholic Church, 1547).

Also since Vatican II, the office of

deacon has changed considerably.Initially, we find mention of deaconsin the Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7.The call to ministry of the first dea-cons was tied to the need for chari-table works within the earlyChristian community, while themission of preaching and teachingwas exercised by the apostles. Overthe course of several centuries, therole of the deacon as one who didcharitable work in the communityfaded, and the office of deacon wasabsorbed into the course of prepara-tion for the priesthood. Any manwho was ordained a deacon was atransitional deacon; that is, he wason the path to priesthood. In 1972,Pope Paul VI reordered many as-pects of the Sacrament of Ordersand re-established what we nowknow as the Permanent Diaconate.Now, many dioceses throughout theworld have formation programs andcourses of study for men who desireto serve the Church as permanentdeacons.

Because of the centrality of thesacramental system in the CatholicChurch, ordained ministry is inte-gral to the living out of our faith. Es-pecially with this in mind, it isfitting that we often pray for the or-dained ministers of our Church, andappreciate both the difficulties andthe responsibilities of their ministry.

By Sister Elissa

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Golden JubileeSister Elissa Rinere, C.P., J.C.D., celebrated her Golden

Jubilee as a Sister of the Cross and Passion with her familyand friends on Saturday, September 8, 2012, the actual daySister Elissa entered the order.

The Jubilee Mass was held in the Chapel of Our Lady ofCalvary Retreat Center in Farmington. Bishop Cote cele-brated the Mass and several diocesan priests concelebrated.

After Mass, a reception was held in the courtyard and din-ing hall of the Retreat Center. Sister Elissa is the Directorof the Office of Pastoral Planning and the Office of Worshipfor the Diocese of Norwich. Sister is also a judge in the Nor-wich Diocesan Tribunal.

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This November as we gatheraround the Thanksgiving table withthose who are dear to us, it is heart-

ening to know that your good deedshave allowed so many others to givethanks.

The 2012 Annual Catholic Ap-

peal, “To Love and Serve the Lord,”will conclude on December 31,2012. To date, parishioners in ourDiocese came forward to pledgenearly $3 million to the ACA. Thesefunds go to support a variety of pro-grams, ministries, services, and mostimportantly, people in need.

Your generosity and stewardshipis truly appreciated. You can see thegratitude in the faces of those whobenefit from the Annual CatholicAppeal. Your gift to the ACA doesmake a difference to the youngmother who chooses life for herbaby through adoption at CatholicCharities. Your gift to the ACA en-

genders gratitude from the Haitianchild who now has a roof over hishead after the devastating earth-quake of 2010. Your gift helps tofeed the hungry family who visitsthe local soup kitchen. Your giftmakes the fi-nancial sacrificeof paying forC a t h o l i cSchool morebearable for theparents of a stu-dent receivingtuition assis-tance. Your gift reaches out to ourDiocesan youth, who are able to at-tend such faith inspiring events asYouth Explosion, retreats, and con-ferences. Your gift helps to take careof the elderly, sick and infirmed.These describe just some of thegrateful faces who benefit from theAnnual Catholic Appeal. There are

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Natural FamilyPlanning allows amarried couple toknow when thewoman is fertileand when she isnot.

Susan Williamsof Catholic Char-ities’ Office ofFamily Life says the method is re-ally important around the coun-try, given the widespread use ofthe pill and other contraceptivemethods. The Catholic Churchdoes not accept those methods.Rather, the bishops have approvedNFP.

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Communication is one of theside effects ofNFP becausethere are deci-sions that needto be made to-gether betweenhusband andwife dependingwhere a womenis in her cycle.

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But after a week where Ledyardresidents dealt with days without

electricity because of SuperstormSandy, and those outages continuedinto Saturday in some places, the an-nual Gales Ferry fundraiser took onan even more important role forthose who attended.

“I originally just came in for a cupof coffee, but I have a lot of friendshere, and they put on a nice bazaar,”said Joan Jirsa, a Ledyard residentwho still did not have electricity. “It’sbeen a bad week.”

When Sandy hit on that Monday,organizers feared the bazaar might bein jeopardy, but the church on Route12 never lost power. And with thekitchen fully functioning, calling offthe bazaar was never a question.

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“We were hoping that would helpus. It’s a great way for people to comein here and get a warm meal, talk tofolks and get away from things,”guild member Donna Lacey, of Wa-terford, said.

In addition to the food, rows ofChristmas ornaments, hand-madejewelry, linens and silent auctionitems were for sale. The proceeds gotoward church functions and allowmembers to buy goods for area non-profits.

“It’s a happy atmosphere, and weneed that right now,” Pat Arsenaultof Ledyard said. “You see people herethat you haven’t seen in a year ormore.”

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November 2, 2012 - As some ofyou know, I am a part-time chef atSt. Vincent de Paul Place in Nor-wich. I am writing this letter be-cause of our shared belief inreligious freedom and social justice.Both of these issues relate to thework of St. Vincent de Paul Placeand our ability to make a new homein the former St Joseph Schoolbuilding.

The need to vacate our previoushome in the old train depot due tomajor structural repairs came quitesuddenly in the middle of this year.It was a scramble to move to StJoseph School so we could continueour services without interruption.Under the circumstances we wereglad to get a 6-month temporarypermit. This permit will expire inJanuary 2013.

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We believe there is strong legalprecedent for us to operate from theformer St Joseph’s school. In thefirst place, relocation of St. Vincentde Paul Place to the St. Joseph’sSchool is not a change in the under-lying use of the property. The workof St. Vincent de Paul Place,founded in the religious belief ofhelping those in need, is essentiallya religious activity and, as such, isalready allowed on church property.As stated in the by-laws, our pur-pose is to “help fulfill the goals andmission of the Roman CatholicChurch in its ministry and serviceto the poor, needy and homeless lo-cated in the Diocese of Norwich,regardless of their race, color, creedand religion.” Furthermore, it iscustomary use of church propertyto provide charitable services, in-cluding soup kitchens and foodpantries. St Joseph’s Church hasbeen active at its location since1904. The relocation of St. Vin-cent’s to St Joseph’s school is in har-mony with the religious use that hasbeen part of the neighborhood formore than a century.

Secondly, charitable use on

church property is a religious useprotected by the U.S. and Con-necticut Constitutions. The FirstAmendment to the U.S. Constitu-tion provides that Congress “shallmake no law respecting an estab-lishment of religious, or prohibitingthe free exercise thereof,” which hasbeen applied to the states throughthe Fourteenth Amendment. Gov-ernment regulations or enforce-ment “that substantially burden theexercise of sincerely held religiousbeliefs [are] subject to strictscrutiny,” and are unconstitutionalunless they are narrowly tailored toadvance compelling governmentalinterests. Likewise, the federal Reli-gious Land Use and Institutional-ized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000cc (“RLUIPA”) prohibits gov-ernments from imposing or enforc-ing land use regulations “in amanner that imposes a substantialburden on the religious exercise” ofindividuals or organizations unlessit demonstrates that the burden“(A) is in furtherance of a com-pelling governmental interest; and(B) it is the least restrictive means offurthering that compelling govern-mental interest.” In our case, any re-striction on St. Vincent’s ability tocontinue operating at the St Josephschool property would impose asubstantial burden on our free exer-cise of religion.

The legal rights described abovehave been presented to the TownPlanning Commission supportedby citations of several federal andstate cases with similar circum-stances and in which rulings wereentered in favor of the religious or-ganization. We believe we havemade a good case.

We understand, too, that theneighbors are concerned. We havetold the commission that St. Vin-cent de Paul Place respects and ap-preciates their concerns. We willwork with them, as we have in thepast – in connection with theschool operations and special eventsat the church – to minimize impact.We hope the neighbors will cometo realize that when you live near achurch, you are neighbors to an in-stitution which represents a largercommunity and is living out thefollowing instruction: “For I was

hungry and you gave me food, Iwas thirsty and you gave me drink,a stranger and you welcomed me . .. Whatever you did for one of thesebrothers of mine, you did for me.”

There is an enormous gap be-tween rich and poor in our country,with an accelerating increase in thisdisparity over the past 30 years. Theindividuals whom we serve at St.Vincent’s are the human faces tothese statistics. Our soup kitchenprovides two hot meals, six days aweek, totaling almost 7,000 mealsper month. Our pantry provides in-gredients and food to the workingpoor. In the past year, the pantryhelped over 1100 different house-holds in which over 1000 childrenlive.

I am writing to you because St.Vincent’s needs your support. Thisis a social justice issue, but it is alsoa challenge to the Church’s religiousfreedom. Some action steps that wethought of so far include writing aletter to the editor (The Day or Bul-letin or Courant) and/or talkingabout this issue on the pulpit or inthe class room. Perhaps you mightorganize visits to St. Vincent de PaulPlace in Norwich or your local soupkitchen or food pantry to get in-volved.

We are also developing a neigh-borhood improvement campaign.If you want to get more involvedwith St. Vincent de Paul Place di-rectly we would love to have youjoin in our planning discussions.We are also looking for volunteersto Adopt a Block in our neighbor-hood, in a program similar to theone originated by the Dream Cen-ter in California and now adoptedby many ministries throughout thenation.

The next public hearing is No-vember 20, 2012 at 7 PM at theCouncil Chambers in the NorwichCity Hall. Your presence at thehearing would be a physical showof support for the mission of St.Vincent de Paul Place and the serv-ices it provides to those in need inthe Greater Norwich area. Wewould greatly appreciate that.

In Christ, who came to serve andnot be served,

I wish you peace,Deacon Peter L. Gill, Middlefield


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Following the Chapter of Af-fairs, Bishop Michael R. Cote,presided at the Chapter of Elec-tions. Mother Marie Julie Saegaertwas elected Superior General forthe Sisters of Charity of Our Lady,Mother of the Church. Mother hasserved on the General Council asSecond Counselor, for the past six

years. She has also taught in severalschools in the Dioceses of Nor-wich, Bridgeport, and Hartford.Mother was principal of St. JohnSchool in Old Saybrook and wasAssistant Principal in the Academyof the Holy Family. She served asthe Director of Pastoral Care Serv-ices at St. Joseph Living Center inWindham and later as the Admin-istrator of St. Elizabeth NursingHome in Janesville, Wisconsin.She was an adjunct instructor inthe English department at UpperIowa University, Janesville Cam-pus, as well as an adjunct instruc-tor in the HealthcareAdministration and English de-partments of Concordia Univer-sity. She also serves on the Boardof Directors for the Institute of Re-ligious Life. Mother Marie Juliespeaks well of and lives well thechosen theme of the Sisters. Her

own theme for her term of officeis, “Hearts to serve, hearts to bless,hearts to understand through theHeart of Jesus.”

Mother M. David Riquier,elected First Assistant, was thePrincipal of Sacred Heart Schoolin Taftville, and currently is alsothe Motherhouse Superior.Mother M. Anthony Lemire,elected as Second Assistant, is theformer Superior General, and iscurrently Director of Formationfor the Sisters of Charity. MotherMary Jude Lazarus is the Third As-sistant and is also the Director ofHispanic Ministry for the Dioceseof Norwich. Mother M. ChristinaVanBeck, the Fourth Assistant, isthe former Assistant Principal andteacher at the Academy of theHoly Family, and is currently thePrincipal of Sacred Heart School,Taftville.


The Diocese of Norwich isnow in the process of reestablish-

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program for men seeking ordina-tion to the permanent diaconate.

The diaconate formation pro-gram had been suspended be-cause questions had arisen withinthe diocese, and also in otherdioceses around the country,about the proper role of perma-nent deacons, especially in ourparishes. There was concern thatthe permanent deacon’s role wasbecoming almost exclusively tiedto parish or liturgical involve-ment, at the expense of the min-istry of charity in the widercommunity.

In the Diocese of Norwich, astudy committee was establishedto look at the theology of thepermanent diaconate and tomake recommendations for anychanges needed to the formationprogram as it was then function-ing. The committee wentthrough some changes of its own,but final recommendations weresubmitted to Bishop Cote earlyin 2012.

On June 9, 2012, Bishop Cotepublished a pastoral letter on thepermanent diaconate (Diakonia:Instrument of God’s Own Char-ity), ending the suspension of theformation program, and puttinginto place an Advisory Boardwhich would oversee the detailsneeded to bring the programback to its full functioning.

The major change in the for-mation program, in keeping withthe theology and proper role ofthe permanent deacon, involvesa stronger emphasis on service tothe wider community in a varietyof capacities. Those men seekingadmission to candidacy willmake a primary commitment tocharitable service in the commu-nity. Secondarily, permanentdeacons will offer liturgical min-istry to a parish community.

The permanent diaconate inthe Roman Catholic Church wasrestored by Pope Paul VI in1972, several centuries after ithad been absorbed into thecourse of study for priesthood.

Since that restoration, the per-manent diaconate has been avail-able to men, married or single,who feel called to serve theChurch as ordained ministers.The model for the ministry ofpermanent deacons is found inthe Acts of the Apostles (Chapter6: 1-7), when seven men werecalled forth to care for the poorand needy in the Christian com-munity, allowing the apostles tofocus on prayer and preaching.

Beginning in January 2013,men interested in the permanentdiaconate in the Diocese of Nor-wich may initiate the admissionprocess by submitting a prelimi-nary application form to the Di-aconate Advisory Board. Theapplication process consists ofthree stages, and final decisionsabout acceptance will be made byJune 2013. Those men acceptedinto the program will begin thefirst year of the five year forma-tion program in September2013.

Information about applica-

tions forms for men, married orsingle, interested in serving theChurch as permanent deacon isnow available. Preliminary appli-cations may be submitted begin-ning in January 2013. Finaldecisions on admission to theformation program will be made

by June 2013. The first year of afive-year formation program willbegin in September 2013. For in-formation and application mate-rials, contact the Office of theVicar for Clergy or Deacon Dou-glas Hoffman ([email protected]; 860-887-9294).

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It is difficult at times to findthe divine in the daily, busy rou-tine of life. Yet God sometimes

presents us with moments ofgrace and wonder – little re-minders of His presence andhand at work. Often they comesoftly and subtly – and, if not at-tune to their reality, can fre-quently go unnoticed.

I take country backroads for the major por-tion of my commute towork and like to driveat an “observatoryspeed” on the returntrip home, letting nature’squietness and beauty sink in.

Once in a while, somethingreally blows me away. As an un-known author once put it, “Lifeis not measured by the numberof breaths we take, but by themoments that take our breathaway.” This was certainly true ofa recent experience I had.

This past summer, whileswimming in an outdoor pool, Ihad some time to reminisce.Strongly feeling the loss of mysister, Pat, who had passed awayin May 2011, I longed for someassurance of her presence in mylife. She was the last family mem-ber I had on this earth.

In her early 20’s, Pat wasdrawn to explore our Irish her-itage through a visit to Ireland.Well, something magical must

have happened while there, for itignited her life-long passion.Captivated by its beauty andcharm, she dedicated her life topromoting Ireland throughbooks, articles and tours. Sheworked her way up from infor-mation desk to Director of Pub-lic Relations for the UnitedStates and Canada at the IrishTourist Board in New York City

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there for many years before goingfreelance. I don’t think anyonehad a more thorough workableknowledge of that Country. EvenIrish-born natives dubbed herThe Queen of Ireland.

So, while floating around thepool one summer’s eve, I whis-pered a prayer for some consola-tion, some signature of herpresence – perhaps a shamrock?A day or two passed. My mindturned to other things. Putteringaround the garden one evening,my eyes were drawn to a smallpatch of greenery. At first glance,it looked like common clover,

just weeds infiltrating my tomatopatch but something promptedme to take a closer look. Mindyou, I had forgotten all about mypool ponderings a few days back.Upon closer examination, I real-ized they were bona fide sham-rocks. “O Wow,” I thought, “realshamrocks,” Then came the in-stant recall – the prayer! It’s dif-ficult to explain, but afterwards,it seemed evident that those sub-tle, guided moments of discovery

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Academic Excellence. Character. Self-confidence.

Third Annual Seton Scholarship DinnerA Big Night for Catholic Education in the DioceseThe Third Annual Seton

Scholarship Dinner at Lake ofIsles in North Stonington,

October 28th, was a big nightfor Catholic education in theDiocese of Norwich. Hostedby the Most ReverendMichael R. Cote, Bishop ofNorwich, the event broughttogether on one special night,

a coalition of diocesan schooladministrators, pastoral lead-ership, Board of Educationmembers, teachers, alums,parents, friends of Catholiceducation and many of thestudents themselves who werethere to provide music and, ofcourse, inspiration. It is allabout the students. Their ed-ucation. Their characterbuilding. Their future. AsMicheala Abate, the essay

winner and student at St.Joseph School in New Lon-don, expressed it, “Catholiceducation teaches us morethan academics…it holds usto a higher standard of re-sponsibility.” That higherstandard was celebrated by allpresent, and supported in theform of fundraising contribu-tions raised by the dinner toprovide tuition assistance todeserving families.

Three recipients of the MostReverend Michael R. Cote,D.D. Award were honoredfor their many years of dedi-cated service to Catholic edu-cation. So honored wereSister Mary Bernard Rivest,S.C.M.C., Reverend Monsi-gnor Henry N. Archambault,P.A., J.C.D. and ReverendRichard Archambault.

For Sister Mary Bernard

By Michael Strammiello

Executive Editor

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Seton Scholarship Dinner Continued from page 23

Rivest, a Sister of Charity of OurLady Mother of the Church, herservice as an educator began as afirst grade teacher at St. JosephSchool in Willimantic. As her ca-reer advanced, she became Princi-

pal of Sacred Heart School inTaftville, St. Mary St. JosephSchool in Willimantic, Assump-tion Junior High and Principal ofSt. Patrick Cathedral School inNorwich for 22 years until her re-

tirement in 2007. She graciouslyaccepted the recognition for hercontributions to the welfare of somany students. In her comments,she made a point to give specialthanks for all the support she hasalways received from MonsignorRosaforte and Jo McIvor.

Monsignor Henry N. Archam-bault was ordained to the priest-hood on July 11, 1959 at St.Joseph Church in NorthGrosvenordale by Bishop BernardJ. Flanagan, first Bishop of Nor-wich. Monsignor has served theDiocese in many capacities includ-ing District Director of theCatholic Youth Organization, Sec-retary and later Vice-officialis ofthe Norwich Diocese Tribunal –having earned his doctoral degreein Canon Law. In addition to hismany diocesan assignments andhonors, Monsignor Archambaulthas been Pastor of Sacred HeartParish in Taftville for 31 years. For20 of those years, he enjoyed aclose collaboration with MotherDavid, Principal of Sacred HeartSchool. In his humble way andwith his typical good humor, heaccepted the award mentioning

that his “brother Richard deservedit more than he.”

Reverend Richard Archambaultwas ordained to the priesthood in1955 at St. Joseph Church inNorth Grosvenordalealso by Bishop Flana-gan. Following ini-tial parishassignments at St.Mary in Putnamand SacredHeart inTaftville, Fa-ther completedhis Master’sDegree in edu-cation atBoston College.In 1965, Fatherbecame DiocesanSuperintendent ofSchools. Father Ar-chambault’s journey ofservice to the Diocesewould lead to becom-ing Chaplain of the Daughters ofthe Holy Spirit Provincialate.There, he and Sister Eleanior Bal-doni began what would become43 years of continuous service pro-viding food, fuel and clothing to

people in crisis across 11 parishesthrough Project Northeast, Fatherhas been a true and faithful ser-vant of the less fortunate. In ac-

cepting his award, FatherArchambault spoke of

his work with those incrisis as “…his call-

ing” -- thankingBishop Cote forhis unwaveringsupport of thisc o m m u n i t ymission.

A grateful au-dience ap-plauded thethree excep-tional contribu-

tors to Catholiceducation in the

Diocese and to thecommon good of

their parishes and com-munities.

The final award ofthe evening would go to Dr. John(Jack) Shine who received thePatrici-Anne Award for outstand-ing accomplishments in servingthe Catholic schools of the Dio-cese. Dr. Shine, Superintendent ofDiocesan Schools since 2009, hasjust recently announced his retire-ment effective the end of this year.During his tenure, Dr. Shine hasseen the school system throughtreacherous economic times. Thesystem, under his watch, has beenstabilized and positioned for con-tinued success in the years tocome. As Bishop Cote recognizedin the Patrici-Anne proclamation,“The Church of Norwich salutesyou for your outstanding accom-plishments in serving our Catholicschools…In the fulfillment ofyour many duties, you have up-lifted us with your strong faith inthe Lord and your love for theChurch…Our entire diocesanfamily will always cherish yourdedicated and devoted laborsamong us.” An uplifting tribute toa distinguished and deserving ed-ucator.

It was a night to recognize thetalents and sacrifice of those whowatch over the diocesan schools. Itwas also an occasion to have awonderful dinner together and beever mindful of the treasure theschools are to the Diocese and es-pecially to the students and theirfamilies.

Third Annual

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wonderful success of the Seton ScholarshipDinner. To all our sponsors, donors,

attendees, student musicians and ourhonorees; thank you for making this an

evening to remember and cherish!THE SETON SCHOLARSHIP DINNER COMMITTEE

Mrs. Brissette’s 5th grade class at St. Michael School in Paw-catuck proudly wear jeans and the color pink as part of theschool’s annual participation in Lee National Denim Day. Thestudents, faculty, and staff could make an optional donationand wear pink to participate for Breast Cancer Awareness. Theschool raised $387.00, which will help the American CancerSociety and its support of life saving screenings in communitiesnationwide, care to those traveling for cancer treatment, andinvestments in cancer research.

Dr. John Shine


The men had just left morningMass when they spotted the flames.

It was the second Mon-

day of November, and they’d beenwithout electricity since Saturday.Torrential winds hadtoppled trees and powerlines, so they’d beenkeeping warm with abig fire in theirlounge.

St. Malo RetreatCenter was a three-story lodge owned bythe Archdiocese of Denver and op-erated by five men from SodalitiumChristianae Vitae, a Vatican-recog-nized society of apostolic life madeup mostly of consecrated laymenand some clergy. The retreat centerwas tucked behind the storybookChapel on the Rock blessed by PopeJohn Paul II during his 1993 WorldYouth Day trip. It sat at the base ofMount Meeker, the second highestpeak in Rocky Mountain NationalPark.

St. Malo had served as a secularconference center up until 2003,

when Sodalitium members movedin and responded to a charge byArchbishop Chaput to restore itsCatholic identity. Among them wasJosé Ambrozic, 56, a Lima, Peru,native with brown eyes, a warmsmile and a white beard who be-came director of the retreat center.

Living at an elevation of 8,500

feet was a high point for his soul.José’s room was small, with basicfurniture and a twin bed, but hisview was expansive. The Liturgy ofthe Hours and Eucharistic Adora-tion anchored his days.

He lived among Rocky Moun-tain wildlife: elk and black bears,hawks and hummingbirds. Herarely had to leave, driving the com-munity’s green Nissan Pathfinderjust four or five days a month. Thelong winters brought adventure:pick-up hockey on a nearby pond,moonlit snowshoeing with kids onretreat, early morning jogs along

Highway 7 when he’d see one ortwo cars in the span of an hour, thestars sparkling on crusty snowbanks.

It also brought the winter galesthat knocked out power last No-vember. Despite their vigilance, thefireplace the men had used to keepwarm appeared to have ignited a

section of the roof nearthe chimney. They

called 9-1-1 and ex-pected firefighters to

promptly extinguish it,but crews were ham-pered by the height of

the flames, the lack ofwater and the ferocity of the

wind.The day pressed on, snow fell

and eventually 15 fire companiesshowed up to battle the surgingflames. José and his housematescould do nothing but watch andwait, shivering as they prayedrosaries. The south wing, includingtheir rooms, was completely en-

gulfed. The damage was irreparable,and the building has been shutdown indefinitely.

José lost all his possessions in thefire: passports, letters, clothes, reli-gious art, pictures of his parents’wedding and his library of 4,000-some books – paperbacks and hard-backs with highlighted texts andnotes scrawled in the margins, breadcrumbs from decades of spiritualand intellectual growth.

“I think sometimes God wants usto travel lighter, to recognize that allwe need we’ve got,” he told me.“Nothing happens outside of God’splan for me, so my reaction was,‘OK, what does this mean? Whatdoes God expect from us now?’”

The five men from St. Malo havedispersed. Some are back in Peru.José is helping at Holy NameCatholic Church in Denver and de-voting more time to a doctorate inthe philosophy of culture.

One year later he can still close hiseyes and conjure life at St. Malo,gazing up at Mount Meeker. “It wasvery, very quiet,” he said.

Now José waits for the next chap-ter to unfold. “I’m realizing thatwe’re always in God’s hands, andGod sometimes presents a challengefor the greater good.”

Christina Capecchi is a freelancewriter from Inver Grove Heights,Minn. She can be reached atwww.ReadChristina.com.

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our children is not only the pursuitof academic excellence, but also adirective that shapes and forms thewhole person; spiritually, morally,aesthetically, and physically, toready them for the world in whichthey live today and to preparethem for years to come. As visitorsenter the schools in the Diocese ofNorwich, they will see the school’smission statement visibly postedproclaiming the role of the educa-tors to follow this directive. Thewording may differ but the mes-sage is the same, to teach the chil-dren as Jesus would, to develop arelationship with Christ and tobear witness to the Gospel messageto love God and others and to fol-low the Church’s teachings on so-cial justice.

Catholic schools are communi-ties of faith building on the collab-oration among parents, teachers,and staff to provide the students

with a quality education based onthese values.

The National Standards andBenchmarks for Effective CatholicElementary and Secondary Educa-tion, is the result of two years ofcollaboration among Catholic ed-ucators in the United States. It wascreated for schools to use as aframework for establishing anddefining the identity of CatholicSchool excellence.

The document is divided intotwo major sections: DefiningCharacteristics of CatholicSchools, and Standards andBenchmarks. The Standards give avery clear description of whatshould be present in a “missiondriven, program effective, well-managed, and responsibly gov-erned Catholic school thatoperates in concert with the defin-ing characteristics.” There are 13Standards and supporting bench-marks.

Standard 1 has five benchmarksall clearly explaining the point thatCatholic school excellence must befirmly centered on a clearly definedand well communicated missionstatement adhered to by all mem-

bers of the school’s constituency.The seven benchmarks found in

Standard 2 speak to the necessityof excellence throughout the cur-riculum offered by the schools andthat these programs of studyshould be rigorously academic andset in a foundation that integratesfaith, culture and life experience.

Standard 3 expresses the beliefthat students in Catholic schoolsneed to be provided with opportu-nities, not only within the class-rooms, but outside of them, to livethe reality of service and participa-tion in acts of social justice.

Standard 4 follows and supportsStandard 3 by encouraging par-ents, faculty, and staff to partici-pate in this educational process,and to grow in their own faith life,while supporting and helping todevelop this integral facet of theCatholic school community.

Of course, none of this can takeplace without responsible and ded-icated leadership within theschools. It is necessary, therefore,to assure that those governingCatholic schools lead in collabora-tion with those in authority withinthe diocese based on a strongworking relationship marked by

“trust, cooperation and dialogue.”It follows that in order for aCatholic school to implementthese directives, the school musthave a strong, and well organizedleader or leadership team, capableof establishing, supporting andmaintaining the vision. Standards5 and 6 address these issues.

Standards 7 , 8 and 9 elaboratethe essential elements necessary toprovide the framework for the “de-sign, implementation and assess-ment of authentic academicexcellence in Catholic school edu-cation from pre-kindergartenthrough secondary school.”

To be considered “excellent”, aCatholic school must have a well-articulated, and highly rigorouscurriculum that is in tune withtoday’s skills and aligned withGospel Values . (Standard 7)

Standard 8 speaks to the use ofschool-wide assessment methodsto document student progress, andto monitor, review and evaluatecurricular and co-curricular pro-grams to ensure that this excellenceis being sustained. Standard 9stresses the need for the creation ofcurricular and co-curricular activi-ties that provide opportunitiesboth within the schools and out-side of them, for students to de-velop their creative, aesthetic,social/emotional, physical andspiritual abilities beyond theboundaries of classroom learning.

The final five standards dealwith the operational vitality ofCatholic schools. It is a reality, thatif a school cannot maintain opera-tional vitality, it is in danger of los-ing the ability to provide academicexcellence. Therefore, it is neces-

sary to create a strong “opera-tional” foundation within eachCatholic school. The documentidentifies this foundation as havingfour key areas: “finances, humanresources/personnel, facilities andinstitutional advancement.” Asstated in Standard 10, “an excellentCatholic school provides a feasiblethree to five year financial plan “.This plan must contain presentand future plans and budgets andmust be developed with an eye tofuture needs and assessments.

Standard 11 stresses the need forCatholic schools to assure thattheir human resources policiesclearly define standards for posi-tions within the schools.

Technology figures heavily inStandard 12, as it is at the root oftoday’s and tomorrow’s educationalplanning. Catholic schools mustbe prepared, in keeping with theschool’s mission, to provide thebest management plan possible todeliver the school’s educationalprograms.

The final standard, Standard 13,suggests that each school enact a“comprehensive plan for institu-tional advancement “, assuringthat it will be able to grow and sur-vive for years to come.

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Schuller’s famed “Hour of Power”broadcast, could accommodateCatholic worship, saw how easilythe Cathedral accommodated thegrand music: classical, familiarhymns, Gregorian chant. Andwhile there will be no Mass at theCathedral until its dedication, thefaithful assembled joined in pray-ing the Liturgy of the Hours, thefirst “official” Catholic prayer to berecited there. And while majorrenovations are still being planned(the sellers have the right, by con-tract, to use the space for anotherthree years), there were beautifulCatholic touches: candles, vest-ments, the larger-than-life paint-ing of Christ on the Cross, and theoversized stained glass windowswhich hung in front of the build-ing’s well-known glass walls.

Protestants who may have feltuneasy at relinquishing their cher-ished home to papists must havefelt at home hearing some of theirown hymns; and the Catholic pre-senters gently, faithfully explainedCatholic teaching: “Some peoplewonder why Catholics pray tosaints; but the Scriptures say….”The speakers cited some of thebest Catholic minds in history: St.Augustine, who would be a famil-iar voice in Lutheranism, and St.Thomas Aquinas.

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