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2008 - May OFFICE OF THE BISHOP KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS STATE CONVENTION is being hosted by the Diocese of Salina on May 2-5 in Hays. The principal convention Mass will be Sunday, May 4 at St. Fidelis in Victoria. THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION will be observed on Sunday, May 4, 2008 THE 42nd ANNUAL WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY will be observed on May 4, 2008. The USCCB is committed to supporting the goals of this observance through the Catholic Communications Campaign which aids the work of evangelization by producing values-driven messages spread through the mass media. The Diocese makes a contribution to the CCC with an allocation from the Catholic Community Annual Appeal. CCAA supports many very important good works, including wholesome media! THE CLERGY HEALTH AND RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION annual luncheon for priests age 65 and older will be on either Tuesday, May 6th at Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Hall or on Wednesday, May 7th at St. Fidelis Friary, Victoria. Both are at 11:30 a.m. RSVP’s were due April 28, 2008. RELIGIOUS SISTERS APPRECIATION MASS will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral with a luncheon following in the Hall of Bishops. RSVP’s are due by Monday, May 5, 2008. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND GLOBAL LIVING ROSARY, sponsored by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be held at Kauffman stadium (Royals) in Kansas City, MO on Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.m. All are encouraged to come and pray for peace within our families, our nation and our world, as well as being a living witness of God’s love and mercy. Admission and parking are free. Please continue to promote this event in your parish. For complete information, go to www.eucharisticfamilyrosary.com. Enclosed are some special bulletin inserts for your consideration. DEACON NICHOLAS PARKER WILL BE ORDAINED to the priesthood at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24th at Sacred Heart Cathedral. A reception and luncheon will follow. Father Parker will celebrate his first Mass of Thanksgiving at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Goodland. All are invited. THE BISHOP FITZSIMONS GOLF TOURNAMENT is scheduled for July the 10-11. Please contact the Development Office at Sacred Heart Jr. Sr. High school for more information 825-4011. PARISH PASTORAL VISITS – All parishes have now either completed or have scheduled their pastoral visit to be completed by the end of this calendar year. Thank you for your care in preparing and hosting these visits. They have been a great benefit in helping me come to a better understanding of each parish’s unique situation as well as many common concerns throughout our diocese. PARISH REQUEST FORM FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will be sent with the June SDNB. No finalized dates will be set until after all the forms have been received and the schedule is completed. When preparing for Confirmation, please do not forget to return the Confirmation Liturgy Form (can be reproduced from the new Diocesan Handbook) at least seven days prior to the date for Confirmation along with the letters from the confirmandi. Please remember that unless your parish expects 10 confirmandi it would be preferable not to plan on an annual celebration of Confirmation. In this case it would be preferable to plan for Confirmation every other year, or every third year depending on the size of the group. WHEN REMODELING SANCTUARIES Pastors and Parish Life Coordinators should keep in mind that any remodeling project, even with minor expenditure, which involves a liturgical dimension or which would affect the liturgical space should seek advice and/or approval from the diocesan liturgy office and the bishop. For further information, see the “Guidelines for Major Remodeling Projects and Construction of Buildings” in the Diocesan Policy Handbook (Blue Book), Section V, page 12. OFFICE OF THE VICAR GENERAL INVITATION TO BISHOP COAKLEY'S SILVER JUBILEE: All Catholics in the diocese and their families are invited to Bishop Coakley's 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood beginning with Mass at 3:30 P.M. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina. A reception will follow the Mass in the cathedral's Hall of Bishops until 6:00 P.M. Priests, please bring your diocesan vestments for the Mass and please turn in your RSVP for the dinner count by May 5th if you plan to attend. UPDATED BIO-DATA SHEETS FOR PRIESTS: Thanks to those priests who have fulfilled Bishop Coakley's directive to update their personal biographical information and official legal documents for decisions regarding healthcare, finances and wills. Over thirty-five priests have returned their forms. For those who have not returned them, please fill them out and send them to Fr. Randall Weber at the Office of the Vicar General by June 30, 2008. Thank you. MISSING MARRIAGE DOCUMENTATION: The chancery is missing a number of completed pre-nuptial forms from a few parishes where marriages (presumably) took place over the last several years. Two reminders have been sent to applicable parishes within the last eleven months. Please turn in this paperwork as soon as possible so that parishioners' rights are protected and pastoral duty is fulfilled. NEW JURIDIC PERSONS: The diocese has recently erected the Diocesan Deposit & Loan Fund, the St. Joseph Fund and The Register Fund as not-for-profit corporations under Kansas civil law and public juridic persons under canon law subject to the authority of the Ordinary of the Diocese of Salina. SERRA CLUB POTLUCK FOR SEMINARIANS: The seminal Serra Club in Salina is sponsoring a seminarian potluck on May 22, 2008 beginning at 6:00 P.M. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Hall in Salina. Those interested in Serra and its promotion of priestly and religious vocations are invited to attend. OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR UPDATING MASS TIMES: The national organization called MassTimes provides Mass schedules for Catholic churches across the United States as a service to travelers. This service has the endorsement of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the USCCB MassTimes requests that parishes periodically update their Mass schedule with them, especially if it has changed within the past year. To update your parish information with them, please contact them via the internet. You can look up your parish on http://www.masstimes.org/dotNet/churchlookups.aspx and then click on the church’s name. You will see below the map the words “update this Church Information.” Click on these words. You will arrive at a screen that has already loaded the ID and you then need to enter your “complete e-mail address.” That will take you to the screen that allows you to edit all the church information. MassTimes may also be contacted at masstimes@aol.com or 617-435-1989. PRIEST IMPOSTERS AND SUSPENDED PRIESTS: Occasionally the chancery receives notices from the national office which pertain to individuals who are either masquerading as priests (never ordained but wears the clerical clothing) or individuals who were ordained and lost the right to exercise the office for various reasons. If an individual unknown to you unexpectedly arrives in the parish presenting himself as a priest and wants to ‘help out,’ please contact the chancery office. I have a running list of the names of individuals who are imposters or for serious reasons have been forbidden to exercise official ministry as a priest. OFFICE OF FINANCEMARYMOUNT SCHOLARSHIP AND THE MSGR CLEMENT A KRUSE SCHOLARSHIP: Now that every parish should have a new Diocesan Handbook (blue book), the forms for these scholarships are in there to be used for making copies for the applicants. Please make sure that the applicants are using the proper form for the Marymount Scholarships. There is one for first year applicants and a separate one for those reapplying for additional funds after they have completed their first year of college. OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ANNUAL RETREAT: June 9-12, 2008 at the Spiritual Life Center in Wichita. The Retreat will begin on June 9 with registration at 2:30 p.m. and the opening conference at 4:00 p.m. Our Retreat Master is Fr. Adam Ryan. Fr Adam Ryan is a monk of Conception Abbey. In 1978, after classical studies at the University of Illinois he entered the monastery and professed monastic vows in 1979. After theological studies at Sant’Anselmo, the Benedictine university in Rome, he was ordained to the ministerial priesthood in 1990. In 2004 Fr Adam completed a M.A. at Creighton University, specializing in Christian spirituality. He has served in a variety of administrative positions at Conception Abbey. Currently he is Development Director and choirmaster at Conception Abbey and teaches Biblical Greek in Conception Seminary College. In addition, Fr Adam devotes much of his time to spiritual direction and to retreat work for individuals and groups who come to Conception and to retreat work with diocesan priests, religious communities and parishes. Please note: We are expecting all active and diocesan priests to participate in the.Annual Retreat. Retired priests and religious priests are most welcome and encouraged to participate. In order to plan for room assignments and meal planning, please contact Fr. Kerry Ninemire no later than Friday, May 23: IF you are an active diocesan priest and will NOT be attending; or If you are a retired diocesan priest and WILL BE ATTENDING; or If you are a religious priest (active or retired) and WILL BE ATTENDING. OCTOBER RENEWAL DAY: 21 JANUARY 2009 RENEWAL DAYS: January 12-15 THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRIESTS’ COUNCIL website is http://www.nfpc.org/ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRYThe Religious Education and Youth Ministry Newsletter is included along with the brochure for the K.A.R.E. Conference. Please take a few minutes to read the newsletter. Our State Conference is being held in Great Bend this year on July 25-27. We have a wonderful selection of speakers with Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Dodge City, Mr. Bill Huebsch, and Mr. Gil Bailie who will provide both inspiration and practical tools for Catechetics. Please encourage and support your Religious Education Coordinator and Catechists in attending this year’s Conference. CYO CONVENTION: Thank you for coming to be part of our closing liturgy at the CYO Convention. I know your presence at the Convention means a lot to our youth. OFFICE OF PRIESTLY VOCATIONSBULLETIN CLIPS AND INTERCESSIONS for May are enclosed. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING/ANTICIPATED EVENTSAugust 1, 2008 – “Scramble for Vocations” GOD’S LITTLE GREEN ACRE: Please invite the farmers in your area to consider being a part of “God’s Little Green Acre.” This is a great way to bring together the vocations of farming and priesthood/religious life. We appreciate our farmers who are participating, but we are always looking for more. If you know a farmer or rancher who would be interested have them contact me: Fr. David Metz- P.O. Box 528, Wilson, KS 67490; 785-658-3361; frdavid98@hotmail.com. SCRAMBLE FOR VOCATIONS: Is scheduled for August 1, 2008 at the Ft. Hays Municipal Golf Course in Hays, KS. Registration will be held from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., followed by tee-off at 8:30 a.m. The fee for participants is $35.00 and that includes green fee, souvenir, and meal. The meal will take place at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Activity Center, 18th & Vine, immediately following the scramble. If you have any questions or would like to participate contact Fr. David Metz- 785-658-3361 or frdavid98@hotmail.com. Information will be mailed out to those hole sponsors and participants from last year. OFFICE OF PRIESTLY VOCATIONSSEMINARIAN EDUCATION COLLECTION. This special annual collection for the benefit of seminarian education will be taken up on the weekend of Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. That feast falls this year on May 25th. This annual collection was previously held on Easter Sunday. It has been moved to Corpus Christi to provide an opportunity to promote the collection more fully and to speak about the importance of priestly ministry and its connection with the Eucharistic. Please encourage a generous response to this collection and watch the Register for more information. THE REGISTERA CHANGE IN THE SUBSIDIZED SUBSCRIPTION RATE charged parishes is announced in a letter enclosed in this packet. LITURGY
ALTAR STONE: Someone is looking for an altar stone to incorporate into a new altar. Does any parish/institution have an old one that they are willing to pass on? DIOCESAN VESTMENTS: We make the diocesan vestments according to the height of each priest. Please send me your height. Email: liturgy@salinadiocese.org. Or call the chancery, 827-8746, or mail to 103 N. 9th St., Salina, 67401. Thank you! SCHOOL OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP SUMMER INSTITUTE: Enclosed is a brochure of the schedule for the Summer Institute being held at the Heartland Center for Spirituality in Great Bend June 22 – 26. OFFICE OF DEACONSTHE RITE OF ADMISSION TO ACOLYTE for the men in formation for the permanent diaconate is scheduled for Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Hays at 10:30 a.m.. Their Diaconate Ordination is scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Salina. All are welcome to attend.
POTENTIAL DEACON CANDIDATES: We are still collecting names for potential deacon candidates, and will have our first information session sometime this summer. If you have someone you want to recommend, please talk with him and his wife and see if they would want to come to this session. If so, send me his contact information, including email if he has it. Email: liturgy@salinadiocese.org. OFFICE OF ECUMENICAL AND INTERRELIGIOUS AFFAIRS LEADING CHURCH BODIES IN 31 COUNTIES OF SALINA DIOCESE: According to the latest figures from Glenmary Research Center, Catholics form the largest ecclesial body in eleven counties of the Salina Diocese, Methodists in thirteen counties, Lutherans in five counties, Disciples of Christ in one county and Baptists in one county. The breakdown is as follows: Catholic plurality (Rawlins, Thomas, Logan, Sheridan, Gove, Graham, Trego, Rooks, Ellis, Mitchell, Salina); Methodist plurality (Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Decatur, Phillips, Osborne, Jewell, Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, Clay, Dickenson, Riley); Lutheran plurality (Smith, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Washington); Disciples of Christ plurality (Norton); Baptist plurality (Geary). OFFICE OF RURAL LIFE FEAST OF ST. ISIDORE: Just a reminder that parishes are encouraged to celebrate the Feast of St. Isidore on May 15. Information and ideas were included in the April SDNB. OFFICE OF RESPECT LIFE
The Diocesan Respect Life Commission members are preparing for Fr. Frank Pavone’s, Director of Priests for Life, visit to the diocese with a banquet and conference September 5 & 6. The banquet September 5, will begin with a social at 6:00 p.m. and a dinner at 7:00. The cost of the banquet will be $20.00 per person. All priests will be invited free of charge. Saturday, Sept. 6 the conference will be begin with Mass at 8:00 followed by rolls, coffee and conference registration. The conference on Saturday begins at 10:00 am. The conference is free for priests, parish coordinators and the respect life coordinators of each parish. For all other individuals the conference cost is $20.00. For those attending both the Holiday Inn dinner and conference, there will be a block of rooms reserved at the Holiday Inn for $73.00 per room. These must be reserved by August 1 by calling 785-823-1739. For additional information call Donetta Robben at 785-265-9356 or email rachelsvineyard@salinadiocese.org INTERCESSIONS FOR LIFE AND BULLETIN BRIEFS are enclosed for the month of June courtesy of the USCCB. OFFICE OF CATHOLIC CHARITIESIn getting ready for the Kansas Prairie Celebration annual benefit for Catholic Charities we are in need of volunteers to help gather auction items and help with other activities in getting ready for this event. Please consider putting this announcement in your weekly bulletin. BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT Catholic Charities is in need of individuals and/or organizations who will collect auction items for our annual fund raiser, The Kansas Prairie Celebration. We will have auction tables representing our programs and money raised will be used in that program area. The identified programs are 1) adoption and pregnancy services, 2) counseling, 3) emergency assistance, 4) Hispanic services, 5) legal immigration. If you would like to help with this or other activities for this event please contact Karen Hauser at 825-0208 or khauser@salhelp.org.FAMILY LIFE OFFICE NOTE: Please distribute the "Family Life Materials" to your Family Minister or Family Life Chairperson (pink). DATES TO REMEMBER:
Engaged Encounter-Capuchin Center for Spiritual Life-Victoria-May 2-4, 2008 Retrouvaille-Spiritual Life Center-Wichita-July 18-20, 2008 MISCELLANEOUSDIRECTORY UPDATES: 1. New email address for Lincoln parish: stpat327@att.net (pgs. 27 & 37)2. New email address for Sacred Heart, Atwood: church508@atwoodtv.net (pg. 22)
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