The Person and Society1890 There is a certain resemblance between the unity of the divine persons and the fraternity that men ought to establish among themselves.

The Catechism in brief

The Mirr rVol. LIII, No. 7 DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD—CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI July 21, 2017

One Church, East to West: Loving Jesus, Serving Jesus, Sharing Jesus

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Inside this issue

Caruthersville parish celebrates 125thp. 6

Marian Days 2017p. 7

Over 700 attend Steubenville Mid-America Youth Conferences

The Catechism of the Catholic Church compiles the living tradition of the Catholic Church and divides it into four sections: What Catholics believe (the Creed), how the faith is transmit-ted (worship and sacraments), how Catholics are called to live (moral life), and prayer.

ON THE LAWN—Bishop Edward M. Rice spoke to diocesan youth on the lawn of the Steubenville Mid-America Youth Confer-ence, “As I look out at all of you, I hope you realize you are never alone. We, the Church, are with you: We walk with you, we support and encourage you, we are here for you, and we love you.” (The Mirror)

STEUBENVILLE—A group from Champaign, IL, posed for a photo with Bp. Edward M. Rice at the Steubenville Mid-America Youth Conferences held on the campus of Missouri State University, Springfield, July 14-16 and July 21-23. Over 700 from the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau attended the conferences, which in-clude Eucharistic adoration, Masses, music, and fel-lowship. (The Mirror)

More in the next edition of The Mirror and at www.

DioSCG.org

DEACONS—Deacon Phillip Rathi-nam and Deacon Daniel Koko-Oleco spoke with Bp. Edward M. Rice after the closing liturgy of Steubenville Mid-America Youth Conference. Bishop Rice presented several talks, homilies, and was one of 60 priests available to hear some 2,600 confessions over the course of the weekend. (The Mirror)

2 The Mirror July 21, 2017COLUMN/DIOCESAN NEWS

When Catholic couples experi-ence trouble getting preg-

nant, they often seek medical help and begin to research what options are available to them. A number of moral considerations and questions generally emerge during this process: Why are techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) considered immoral? What approaches will the Church allow us to try? What does our infertility mean, spiritu-ally and personally, in the face of our fervent but frus-trated desire for a baby?

When a couple, after having non-contraceptive sexual intercourse for a year or more, begins to investi-gate whether there are issues related to infertility, some medical profession-als simply encour-age them to turn to the infertility industry and try IVF or a related technique like arti-ficial insemination. These approaches, however, raise a host of moral concerns, in-cluding that they substitute an act of “production” for the act of marital self-giving, allow a third party outside the marriage to become the cause of the conception, often require masturbation,

and may result in significant “collateral damage,” includ-ing embryo destruction, em-bryo freezing, and disruptive effects on a woman’s physiol-ogy from the powerful super-ovulatory drugs used during the procedures.

It can be helpful to keep in mind a particular “rule of thumb” for determining whether a procedure is mor-ally acceptable: treatments that assist the marital act are permissible, while those that replace, or substitute for, the

marital act raise serious moral ob-jections. The ideal approach to re-solving infertility involves identify-ing the underlying causes (endome-triosis? Fallopian tube blockage? Problems ovulat-ing? etc.) and addressing those causes so that marital intercourse can now result in a conception.

While this may seem sensible and even obvious, many obstetricians and gynecologists today do not offer much more than a

cursory workup or exam pri-or to recommending that the couple approach a fertility clinic and employ their ser-vices to produce a baby via IVF. Couples should rather look into techniques that can methodically diagnose and

heal the underlying reasons for infertility, like FEMM (Fertility Education & Medi-cal Management, https://femmhealth.org) pioneered by Dr. Pilar Vigil, or NaPro-Technology (Natural Procre-ative Technology, see http://www.naprotechnology.com), led by Dr. Tom Hilgers, Both are Catholic ob/gyns with great track records in helping to resolve underlying infertil-ity issues and helping cou-ples to conceive naturally.

Methods that workNaPro has been around

a little longer and employs a range of approaches which may include, for example, hormonal modulation of menstrual cycle irregulari-ties; surgical correction of fallopian tube damage or occlusions; fertility drugs to help a woman’s ovaries to release eggs; Viagra or other approaches to address erec-tile dysfunction; correcting penile structural defects such as hypospadias; addressing premature ejaculation; using NFP (natural family plan-ning) to observe naturally occurring signs of fertility during the woman’s cycle to time intercourse; using LTOT (low tubal ovum transfer), in which eggs are retrieved and transplanted into the uterus or fallopian tube at a point likely to result in fertiliza-tion following the marital act; and surgical resolution of endometriosis. Dr. Hilg-ers has formed and trained a number of other physicians who work as independent NaProTechnology specialists in the US and abroad. FEMM is building a similar network.

On the other hand, a number of other

widely-available techniques, instead of assisting the marital act, end up replacing it with another kind of act altogether, namely, an act of “producing” or “manufactur-ing” children in laborato-ries. These techniques—like IVF; intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); artificial insemination; hiring a sur-rogate to carry a pregnancy; and cloning—obviously raise serious moral objections.

In some cases, a cou-ple’s infertility will end up being irresolvable. Even as a husband and wife face the grief and sorrow of not being able naturally to conceive children of their own, they can still realize their paternal and maternal desires in other meaningful, fruitful, and loving ways. For example, they may discern a call to adopt a child, providing a mom and a dad to someone whose parents have died or felt that they could not care for the child. They might decide to become a camp counselor or a schoolteacher, or provide temporary fos-ter care to a child in crisis,

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary

of the Miracle of FatimaBishop Edward M. Rice will celebrate Mass and lead the rosary at the following parishes to commemorate the remaining five months of the 100th Anniversary of the Miracle of Fatima. At each location, the rosary will begin at 6:30 p.m. with Mass at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Mansfield

Wednesday, Sept. 13, Ste. Marie de Lac Parish, Ironton

Friday, Oct. 13, St. Mary of the Annunciation Cathedral, Cape Girardeau

Options for infertile couplesMAKING SENSE OUT OF BIOETHICSFr. Tad Pacholczyk

generously taking on an au-thentic parenting role. They may become a “Big Brother/Big Sister” to youth in the community who yearn for a father or mother figure in their lives.

Although these solu-tions do not take away all the grief, they are a means by which God helps to draw good out of their situation. By these means, couples are challenged to “think out-side the box” and enter into the mysterious designs of God within their marriage. By stepping away from a desire to conceive and raise biological children of their own, couples facing irresolv-able infertility can discover new and unexpected paths to marital fruitfulness, paths that bring great blessings to others, and that can lead to abiding joy and marital fulfillment. ©TM

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia; see www.ncbcenter.org.

Treatments that assist the marital act are permissible, while those that replace, or substitute for, the marital act raise serious moral objections.

July 21, 2017 The Mirror 3DIOCESAN NEWS

Public calendar

Wed., July 26 Follow-up meeting, Convocation of Catholic Leaders team, Willow Springs, MO

Fri., July 28 Mass and luncheon with The Catholic Center staff for birthday of Bp. Rice

Sun., July 30 Masses, pastoral visit,8 & Our Lady of the Lake10:30 a.m. Parish, Branson

Mon., July 31- Missouri State CouncilTue., Aug. 1 Meeting, Knights of

Columbus, St. Louis, MO

Wed., Aug. 2 First Vows, Sr. John Mary Rainey, FSGM, Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, Alton, IL;

6:30 p.m. Catholic Ladies Night St. Joseph Parish, Advance

Thu., Aug. 3- 40th Annual Marian Days,Sun., Aug. 6 Carthage, MO

Sat., Aug. 5 Catechetical Leader/Youth8 a.m. Minister Retreat, Willow

Springs, MO

Sun., Aug. 6- Seminarian Gathering,Thu., Aug. 10 Forsyth, MO

Sat., Aug. 12 Ordinations of Permanent10 a.m. Deacons Mike Fritz and

James Walter, St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield

COME, AND YOU WILL SEEBp. Edward M. Rice

Renew baptismal promises & fight the good fight

As I write this, we’re gearing up for the second of two weekends of the Steubenville Mid-America Youth Confer-

ences on the campus of Missouri State University. Thousands of young adults gathered for music, sacra-ments, fellowship, and renewal. As a priest, time spent at these conferenc-es is a real blessing, particularly when so many are moved to participate in Confession.

Each moment in confession is a little moment of conversion, where a person is deepening his or her “yes” to the Lord.

When you and I say “yes” to Christ, suddenly there are other things that just can’t be in our lives anymore. That’s the challenge, be-cause sin is enticing. We can’t fool ourselves about that: Sin is attractive. If it wasn’t, we wouldn’t fall so easily into sin, and we priests wouldn’t hear so many confessions.

When we say “yes” to Christ, we’re really saying “no” to a lot of other things. One of my favorite prayers is found in the missal: Reject whatever is contrary to Christ.

Life & faithRecently, Pope Francis named

new cardinals in the Church. One of them was asked by a newspaper reporter, “What’s the big-gest challenge facing the Church in the United States today? What’s the biggest difficulty?”

The cardinal said that the biggest challenge in the Church today is closing the gap between life and faith, closing the gap between what we say we believe—faith—and how we actually live our lives—what we say and what we do.

Faith becomes real when that gap is closed. When it isn’t closed, we become fractured people, trying to behave one way at work, one way at school, one way at church, one way with your spouse, one way with your family, etc. When we say “yes” to Jesus, we close the gap between our “life” and faith. That’s not easy.

We close the gap when we go to Confession. We tell the Lord, “I’m going to reject whatever is contrary to you.” In Confession, we empty ourselves of the sinfulness that’s not going to be a part of our life any-more. Saying yes to Christ means we have to say no to other things. That’s not very popular in our culture. But, if you’re going to be a follower of Christ, your “yes” must invade every fiber of your being.

Reject whatever is contrary to Christ. And in so doing, it should change our behavior; it should change our language. It should change what we search for on a com-puter. It should change how we relate to a co-worker, a boyfriend, a girl-friend, or a spouse. It should change how we talk to our family, and how we relate to the world and its people.

Church MilitantThere are three divisions in the

Church: the Church Triumphant in heaven, those saints and all of our loved ones who have gone before us. That’s the Church Triumphant. That’s not us. We’re not in heaven.

Then there’s the Church Suf-fering, those that need our prayers: They’re being purified so that one day they will be the Church in heaven triumphant. We’re not there yet either because we’re still here on earth. What are we? We are the Church Militant, the Church that’s in battle. We are the Church that is fighting the good fight on earth, and listen, believe me when I tell you, there is a battle going on, and it’s for each one of our souls.

Next time we’re tempted, think about being the Church Militant. What will you do? Because it’s in temptation that the battle is really

played out.We’re not let alone to

face the battle. The Lord doesn’t say to us, “be holy,” and then not give us the ability and grace to do so: The sacraments, staying close to the Eucharist; the Blessed Mother, the rosary, going to confession, serving our neighbor with contrite hearts.

I encourage you to fight the good fight, reject the things that are contrary to the Gospel, and don’t end until it’s over. Say yes to Christ.

Recommit yourselfEvery Easter, new people come

into the Church, and during this big, glorious celebration, every parishio-ner renews his or her own baptismal promises. Why? Because sometimes we get tired of the battle. Sometimes we need to be renewed in the strug-gle. Sometimes we need a glass of water while we’re running the good race toward the prize of Christ. So year, after year, after year, we renew our baptismal promises at Easter to remind us who and what we are: claimed for Christ.

In our baptism, each one of us had the cross of Christ traced on our forehead. As a priest, I love that

moment, and the beautiful prayer that goes with it: “I claim you for Christ by the sign of His cross.” At baptism, even before we pour the water and invoke the Trinity, we are claimed for Christ by the cross.

The cross identifies us as Roman Catholics. It’s who we are. Each one of us walks around with an invisible cross on our forehead. Take a mo-ment this week and really recommit yourself to Christ. In the beautiful moments of the consecration of the Mass, renew your yes. Renounce Satan, and everything he stands for, all of his empty show. Express your belief in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you. The Lord is with you. May almighty God bless you: the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. ©TM

Pastoral Appointments SPRINGFIELD—With the approval of Provin-

cial Superior, The Very Rev. Louis M. Minh Nhien, CMC, Bp. Edward M. Rice recently announced Fr. Thomas M. Luu Duc Vu, CMC, as Chaplain to the Vietnamese community in St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield. A member of the Congregation of the Mother CoRedemptrix in Carthage, Fr. Vu will also assist Fr. Lewis Hejna, pastor, as necessary. This ap-pointment was effective July 14, 2017.

Deacon steps down from parish ministry

SPRINGFIELD—Due to reasons of health, Deacon Tom Brewer will discontinue his liturgical responsibilities at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Springfield. He will continue to co-direct the parish RCIA program with his wife, Patricia, and continue his prison ministry within the community.

Fr. Vu

Deacon Brewer

Renew your ‘yes,’ renounce Satan and everythi,ng he stands for, all of his empty show.

BLESSING—Bishop Edward M. Rice imparts a blessing at the Q Arena on the campus of Missouri State Univer-sity in Springfield July 15. He spoke to the youth, and now each of us, on closing the gap between faith and one’s life. (The Mirror)

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ADULT FAITH

When I was a child in Catholic grade school, the teaching on grace was pretty clear: We

mostly didn’t have it, and the goal was to participate in sacraments or sacramentals in order to get more of it. Once we had it, the goal was not to sin so that we wouldn’t lose it. Of course, sinning was inevi-table, so we were taught to practice frequent confession to restore the grace we had lost.

As a nine-year-old, I don’t think what I understood could be described as Official Church Teach-ing about grace, but it is how I viewed my life as a Catholic at the time. Grace was a scarce, temporary “something” that I had to be filled with when I died. If I died without grace, I would not go to heaven. If I died with a little grace, I would go to purgatory. If I died in a complete state of grace, I would go to heaven.

Grace is not scarceWhat I understand now, and

what is Official Church Teaching, is that grace is not scarce. It is abun-dant (see 1 Tim 1:14, Rom 5:17, and “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” 10). And if this is the case, why do so many people seem to be

living as though grace were scarce?The short answer is sin. Sin

blinds us to God’s love and gracious-ness. However, even in the midst of our sinful lives, God’s grace is at work. Think of the story of the Sa-maritan woman. When Jesus Christ, the manifestation of God’s love, was standing right in front of her: At first, she failed to recognize him. However, her life up to that point, as self-destructive as it might have been, had prepared her for the very moment when her heart would be opened to Christ.

The paradox of graceThere is a paradox about grace,

however. As we read through the Samaritan woman’s story, it is clear that there are several turning points. At each point, she has a choice. Will she let down her defenses and continue to recognize God’s grace? Or will she turn away and cut off the dialogue? God’s grace is abundant, but it is not violent. God will not force us into a relationship. We have to freely ac-cept God’s grace. The Catholic word for this is “cooperate”:

The faithful come … with proper disposi-tions, that their minds should be attuned to their voices, and that they should cooperate with divine grace lest they receive it in vain. (“Con-stitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” 11)

A core principle of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is that the process varies for each person “according to the many forms of God’s grace, the free cooperation of the individuals, the action of the Church, and the circumstances of time and place” (5).

Cooperating with God’s grace?

I am pretty sure the “individuals” in that citation refers to the seekers. But it

Nick Wagner and TeamRCIAwill be in our diocese on

Feb. 9-10, 2018An RCIA workshop, “Making Disciples,” will be held Friday evening and Saturday at Holy Trinity Parish in Springfield. It will be simulcast to St. Mary Parish in West Plains and St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Cape Girardeau.

Registration is $25 and can be made through the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis by Email:

rbarnhart@dioscg.org or calling (417) 866-0841.

The registration form is also available on the diocesan Website www.dioscg.org.

Cooperating with God’s graceTEAMRCIANick Wagner

Bringing Christ to othersHave you experienced the beau-

tiful liturgy held on Holy Saturday, where new men, women, and fami-lies fully enter the membership of the Catholic Church? The congregation celebrates with them as they join the family of faith, further expanding the Body of Christ. However, their journey to the Catholic Church and our Lord began long before that celebration. On Holy Saturday, these men and women have reached the culmination of a process known as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). They have spent months reading, discussing, and learning about all of the riches of the Catholic faith. As a welcoming community of believers, each of us is part of that process: We are the ones who share our faith experiences with others, maybe inviting them to Mass and inquiry sessions.

This witness, this “evangeliza-tion,” is not a one-way endeavor. We, too, can become energized by their witness and stories of how God touches their hearts and lives. Over the next few months, The Mirror will be publishing a series of articles about the RCIA process. The articles will describe some practical ways each of us can be a part of building up the Body of Christ in the Catholic Church of Southern Missouri. ©TM

could just as easily refer to the RCIA team members. Very often, we have set up predetermined classes, syl-labuses, programs, and outcomes before we ever meet a seeker. The mere thought of any variance from our set schema makes our stomachs knot. For example, someone recent-ly told me they have six catechu-mens (not baptized) in their parish right now, so it just isn’t possible to have a program that is tailored to the needs of each person.

Think about what that means. The Holy Spirit has been purposeful-ly active in the lives of six separate people. Through creative and divine inspiration, perhaps even using the

darknesses of these people’s lives, the Spirit has urged, suggested, whis-pered, prodded, and seduced these six separate people to the parish. The

Holy Spirit has chosen this parish team, among all the people and places in the world, to send these six people. And now you are saying you don’t have the time or the re-sources to cooperate with the action of the Holy Spirit to move these six individuals to discipleship?

God’s grace comes in many forms, and it is up to us to cooper-ate with the many forms of God’s grace that are presented to us in the surprising lives of the seek-ers we encounter. I know this is a challenge. I know time is short and resources are scarce. But the less time we have and the fewer resourc-es we have, the more important it is we cooperate with the grace and action of the Spirit. If we only have a little bit of time, that time has to be spent discerning the will of the Spirit for each individual and acting accordingly.

What is your experience?Has your parish shifted from

a less programmatic stance to a process that accounts for the many forms of God’s grace? What was the very first step you took? Or, if you haven’t yet made that shift, what do you imagine a doable first step would be? ©TM

Wagner is a member of Team-RCIA. This article is reprinted with permission.

July 21, 2017 The Mirror 5ANNOUNCEMENTS

AnnouncementsParishes and organizations are invited to submit notices of future events

to be printed in the Announcements. They will be printed on a space-available basis. There is no fee.

Branson—Contemplative Outreach of Springfield will host a Silent Saturday, Aug. 5 at our Lady of the Lake Parish, Branson. Mass at 9 a.m.; registration: 9:45 a.m.; silent prayer until noon. For carpooling from Springfield, meet in the Holy Trinity Parish parking lot at 7:45 a.m. For more information, call Barb DePue, (417) 881-1381 or Email democatsx2@gmail.com, or contact Annette Smith at s2duffers@gmail.com, or (417) 230-0979.

Branson—Our Lady of the Lake Parish seeks vendors for its annual Arts and Crafts Festival, Fri., Oct. 13-Sun., Oct. 15. There will be space for 40 inside booths with space also avail-able outside. Vendor information and exhibitor applications are available Online at www.OLL-Branson.com or by contacting the church office at (417) 334-2928. Applications, including the booth rental fee of $50, must be received by Sept. 1, 2017. For additional information, contact Janet Bostnick at (417) 230-6060, or Joyce Arnold at (417) 334-2928, ext. 103, or OLLBranson@suddenlinkmail.com.

Cape Girardeau—Saint Padre Pio Emerg-ing Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet at Saint Francis Medical Center, Sat., Aug. 12. Prayer in the chapel at 8:30 a.m., fol-lowed by fraternity meeting in the St. Agatha Conference Room. Learn how you can live life in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi. For more information, contact Shawn Asmus, OFS, (573) 204-7688, or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/padrepiocape/.

Cape Girardeau—Holy Family Catholic Homeschoolers registration for the fall se-mester will be Wed., Aug 2, 6-8 p.m., at Arena Park, shelter 4 or 9. If you would like to reg-ister, but cannot attend the registration, or if you have questions, contact Briana Brown at bribrown24@yahoo.com, or Mary Kulla at mkulla12@gmail.com.

Cape Girardeau—Saint Francis Medical Center will host a Pediatric Health and Safety Fair, Thu., Aug. 3, 4-7:30 p.m. Families can treat their kids to a fun-filled evening out at this free and informative open house. The event will fea-ture fire, police, and EMS safety vehicle tours; a bicycle safety course, nutritious cooking dem-onstrations, prize giveaways, free face-painting, and more. All children will receive free bike helmets. Snacks and beverages will be served. For more information, contact Sarah Shanahan, (573) 331-5235.

Kelso—St. Joseph Parish, Scott City, and St. Augustine Parish, Kelso, will join together in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Fatima on the five first Saturdays, ending

in October. The next celebration will be Aug. 5 at St. Augustine Parish with the rosary at 7:30 a.m., followed by Mass at 8 a.m.; opportunities for confession before Mass. For more information, contact Harmon Presswood at rangerpresswood@att.net.

Oran—Guardian Angel School will have registration for the 2017-2018 school year after 6 p.m. Mass, Sat., Aug. 12, and after 10 a.m. Mass on Sun., Aug. 13, in the school library. A $240 book bill per student is due at this time. If this time does not work for you, please call the school at (573) 262-3583 to make arrangements to pick up your school packet and pay the book bill.

Ozark—St. Joseph the Worker Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW) will hold a garage sale in its air conditioned parish hall, Fri., Aug. 4, 7 a.m.-4 pm., and Sat., Aug. 5, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. (Sat. is bag day—all other ½ price). Clothing for everyone, furniture, antiques, electronics, appliances, knick knacks, linens, toys crafts, and much more. For more information, call Jeanette Curtiss, (417) 725-6404, or jcurtiss@fremonthillscity.com.

Republic—Sixth Annual Bluegrass and Barbeque, to benefit Republic Pregnancy Re-source Center will be Fri., Aug. 4, at the Republic Community Center, 711 E. Miller Road. Dinner begins at 5:30p.m.; music starts at 6:30 p.m.; ends at 8:30 p.m. Silent auction, 5:30-8:00 p.m. For more information, contact Mary Jack-son, director@republicprc.org, or call (417) 732-5993.

Springfield—The Secular Franciscan group will meet, Sat., July 29, beginning with lunch at noon (optional), then at 1 p.m. in the day chapel at Holy Trinity Parish. Contact for new inquirers is Steve Moncher, stevemoncher@gmail.com, or call (417) 861-2109.

Springfield—Sacred Heart Parish seeks vendors and crafters for its 12th annual craft show, Dec. 1-2, in the parish hall. The craft fair coincides with the annual Mid-Town Victorian Homes Tour. For information, contact Bob Horton at rmhorton711@gmail.com, or (417) 224-5790.

Springfield—Sacred Heart Parish will hold a Garage Sale, Fri., July 28, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sat., July 29, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. We are looking for good usable items such as small working appli-ances, clothing, shoes, household items, etc. Items may be dropped off at the parish office Mon., July 24-Thu., July 27 (NO large appli-ances). All proceeds benefit the parish. For more information, contact the church office at (417) 869-3646.

ScheduleThe next safe environment in-service opportunities will be held at the following locations:

Wed., Aug. 2 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sacred Heart, Mountain GroveSat., Aug. 5 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Ann, Carthage, (Spanish)Tue., Aug. 8 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Joseph, Scott CityWed., Aug. 9 8:30-11:30 a.m. . . . . . . .St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, SpringfieldSun., Aug. 13 1-4 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Lady of the Lake, BransonThu., Aug. 24 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sacred Heart, Poplar BluffTue., Aug. 29 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .McAuley Catholic High School, JoplinWed., Sep. 13 4-7 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Lawrence, MonettSat., Oct. 14 1:30-4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . .Holy Trinity, SpringfieldMon., Nov. 6 6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Lady of the Lake, BransonSat., Dec. 16 9 a.m.-12-noon . . . . . . .St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau Pre-registration is necessary; go to www.virtus.org and click on “registration” on the left or call your parish/school office for assistance; or call Rosie Francka at The Catholic Center, (417) 866-0841; or Email her at rfrancka@dioscg.org. Participants must be present for the entire training. Training sessions are for adults only. Schedules may be found on the diocesan events calendar at www.dioscg.org, or at www.virtus.org.

Cursillo promotes Catholics growing in holiness and personal spiritual development. The focus is on individuals becoming effective Christian leaders and taking what they have learned back into their home, work, and community.

Attention all Cursillistas and those interested in attending a Cursillo weekend! There is a woman’s weekend coming up on Nov. 9-12 and a men’s weekend on Nov. 30-Dec. 3 being held at Pinecrest Camp and Conference Center near Fredricktown, MO. If you are interested, the applications, sponsor forms, and more information about Cursillo in Southern Missouri is available at http://dioscg.org/index.php/cursillo2/.

For more information please contact Sharon Essner at smessner735@sbcglobal.net, (573) 334-0373 or Jacque Markusic at jpmarkusic@me.com, (417) 496-8288.

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6 The Mirror July 21, 2017DIOCESAN NEWS

The first Catholic prayer of-fered in Pemiscot County, MO, is attributed to the Span-ish explorer Hernando De

Soto, reputedly the first white man to set foot in Missouri. With an expedition of some 720 men, which he personally financed, De Soto moved in-land from the western coast of Florida in 1539 in search

of riches in the new country. When he reached the Great River two years later, he claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for Catholic Spain. The exact spot where De Soto planted a cross and led a prayer in 1542 is uncertain, but it is thought to have been near the present site of Caruthersville.

In 1793, Fr. Pierre Gibault assumed his duties as pastor of New Madrid and its dependencies, which included the village of La Petite Prairie (Little Prairie), a settlement a short distance down river from present-day Caruthersville. By 1799, the French Catholic population had reached 78; however, the village of Little Prairie was completely destroyed in the

The village was completely destroyed in the 1811 New Madrid Earthquake.

CATHOLIC SPAIN—Hernando De Soto directed the raising of a large cross, designating the territory a possession of Spain. This custom was practiced everywhere explorers entered new and “pagan” land, claiming that land for the explorer’s country. (State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, used with permission)

New Madrid Earthquake of 1811. By 1870, the population of Caruthers-ville was 80. In 1876, the first Mass was celebrated in the home of a Dr. Palmer. Clement and Sally Nanson,

non-Catholics, donated the land for a Catholic church in 1877.

The first Catholic Church in Pemiscot County, a 24’ x 40’ frame structure with a 48’ belfry tower, was built in 1892 and dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. After parishioners assured the Archdiocese of St. Louis that they could and would support a permanent pastor, Fr. William Schulte was appointed in 1797 the first pastor by The Most Rev. John Joseph Kain, Archbish-op of St. Louis.

The first two decades of the 20th century saw the construction of the first rectory (1900), Sacred Heart Catholic School (1905), the pres-ent church (1913), and the present rectory (1925). Ursuline sisters from Crystal City taught at the school until 1937. They were replaced by Sisters of the Most Precious Blood.

The school was built in 1956, the year the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau was established. Both religious and lay teachers continued to educate children there until 1971, when the school closed. ©TM

C a r u t h e r s v i l l e p a r i s h

125 years strongHistory: Sacred Heart, Caruthersville

COVENANT WITH THE SACRED HEART—Pastor Fr. Jaroslaw Skrzypek signed the Covenant with the Sacred Heart after Bp. Edward M. Rice on the altar of Sacred Heart Church, Caruthers-ville. The covenant speaks to the commitment of the faithful to honor the divine heart of Christ by regular attendance at Mass, frequent reception of the Eucha-rist, perseverance in prayer, and a strong commitment to promot-ing the social reign of the Sacred Heart, among other promises. (Photo by Lynette Fowler)

BLESSING—Bishop Edward M. Rice blessed a child as he greeted the faithful after the Mass of Thanksgiving marking the 125th anniversary of Sacred Heart Parish, Caruthersville, June 25. (Photo by Lynette Fowler)

Anniversary marked June 25

Bishop Edward M. Rice celebrated the 125th an-niversary of Sacred Heart Parish, Caruthersville,

with pastor Fr. Jaroslaw Z. Skrzy-pek, Deacon James D. Darter, Sr. Darlene Presley, GHMS, and a packed church on June 25. The Mass of Thanksgiving included a Papal Blessing from Pope Francis and a renewed commitment and consecration of the community to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and a reception.

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40th Annual Marian DaysCarthage, Missouri

Aug. 3-6, 2017

Carthage Congregation prepares for Marian Days

The Mirror staff Carthage, MO

When Saigon fell in 1975 during the Vietnam war, Fr. Domi-

nic Maria Tran Dinh Thu, put his faith and confi-dence in God as he and 170 other priests prepared to escape the country.

“Father knew South Vietnam would fall, and with the history of reli-gious persecution, he knew the congregation could be erased under communism,” said Fr. Phillip Do, a mem-ber of the religious Con-gregation of the Mother Coredemptrix in Carthage, which was founded in 1953.

“Father put his faith and confi-dence in God and set up a way for all of them to escape” he said.

The way of escape came in the form of an American ship, but the ship could not take all 170 members.

“The group had to split up, one half of the group came to America and ended up in Fort Chaffee, AR, the other half had to wait,” said Fr. Do.

The waiting paid off because soon Card. Bernard Law, then Bishop of Springfield-Cape Gi-rardeau, sponsored the rest of the men and brought them to Carthage, MO, where the Congregation of the Mother Coredemprix was formed and settled as the US As-sumption Province since 1975.

Today, the congregation is made up of more than 120 priests and brothers whose main purpose is to serve the Vietnamese Community.

“When we were established, there were not many Vietnamese priests in the United States,” Fr. Do said. “Our mission is to serve the Vietnamese community, we do that through parish ministry, and other events like Marian Days.”

“Marian Days is a four-day weekend celebration, in honor of our Lady, the Virgin Mary, and it includes a lot of activities: first of all, Masses, conferences, a lot of things for the family, youth,” said Fr. John Tran, CMC, who brings a large group of pilgrims to Mar-ian Days each year from the parish he serves in southeast Texas. “We have conferences, Masses, a lot of spiritual cel-ebrations. It is also a cultural gathering for the Vietnamese people, and their families.”

This year marks the 40th cel-ebration of Marian Days, an annual event that started out as a one-day retreat has grown to four days and some 70,000 participants each first weekend in August.

The congregation’s central location in Carthage, helps with the success of the festival.

“If the congregation was not located here, this would not work,” Fr. Do said. “People come from all over the country to this one central location, it’s a place in the middle. We didn’t pick the location, God put us here.”

The city of Carthage is very welcoming. The otherwise quiet farming community opens up

homes for the in flux of people coming into town for Marian Days, and allow visitors to camp in the park and on campus at the Congregation of Mother Coredemptrix.

“City council is very supportive of our efforts,” Fr. Do said.

This year, Marian Days will take place from Aug. 3-6 and will have a similar feel as previous years.

“The first Marian Days celebration started out as a way for the Vietnamese to gather together, to pray, and to give thanks for the many blessings that God has bestowed on us, the freedom to live in the United States,” said Fr. Tran.

“It’s a very organized event, people from around the world come celebrate it,” said Fr. Tran.

“Marian Days fulfills a spiritual need for the people, they come here to relax,” said Fr. Tran. “They come to pray with God, it’s a time to reconnect faith, life, and the best thing for me as a priest is to see people go to confession, to make amends with God, that’s the best thing for me at Marian Days.”

Highlights of the weekend in-clude the Saturday night procession of our Lady around the city, which is about two miles long and celebrated by Bp. Edward M. Rice. With this being the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Mary at Fatima, greater numbers may participate.

“We would like all the local people surrounding this event to come and experience our culture, not just our faith, but our culture, our food, and the joy and closeness of the Vietnamese people,” Fr. Tran said.

“Thank you for the support for this Catholic community, and this city, and the surrounding cities like Springfield also, especially all the people from the Diocese of Spring-field-Cape Girardeau, the Bishop, and all the clergy, thank you very much,” Fr. Tran said. ©TM

Come and experience our culture, our food, and the joy of the Vietnameese people.

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Annual Glennonville Picnic

Sat., July 29, 2017Southern Fried Chicken & BBQ Pork

Potatoes, Gravy, Cole Slaw, Corn, Green Beans, Homemade Desserts$10 Adults and $5 Children (6-12) • Serving from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; carry-outs from 3-5 p.m.

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Horseshoe TournamentContact Stan Bader (573) 328-4914

For more information call (573) 328-4544

It’s Time! Say ‘Yes’ to God’s Plan for Married Love

Natural Family Planning (NFP) TEACHERS needed in the DioceseThe Office of Family Life is actively seeking couples interested in being Natural Family Plan-

ning (NFP) teachers. We have only two active teaching couples in the entire Church of Southern Missouri. We will cover all the costs involved in training and certifying new couples willing to make this loving commitment to families in our diocese. Interested persons should contact Nick Lund-Molfese in the Diocesan Office of Family Life, nlund-molfese@dioscg.org, or (417) 866-0841.

An old fashioned country dinner including Kettle Beef, Fried Chicken, and Chicken & Dumplings, with all the trimmings.

Serving from 3-8 p.m.Adults: $10; Children (6-12): $5; Under 6: FREE

Also included are 1st Annual Antique Tractor Ride, crafts, homemade ice cream, games, fish pond, and “I Got It!”

“SilverFox” will perform live country/southern rock music from 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission to the dance is FREE!!!!

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Job opening at Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri

www.ccsomo.org

VISTA in collaboration with CCSOMODisaster Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA—Based in Springfield, MO. Join our team in helping non-English speaking people become ready for the next disaster. Build your professional skills in working with community groups and local emergency management. Bilingual in Spanish required. Go to www.ccsomo.org/employment tab for more information on the AmeriCorps Vista program and how to apply.

For complete job descriptions and to apply, visit www.ccsomo.org/employment.

Knights donate wheelchairs to DAVSCHS cheer squad takes Second at UCA camp

FORSYTH COUNCIL—On July 17, Our Lady of the Ozarks Knights of Co-lumbus Council #7680 donated a dozen wheelchairs to the Branson office of the Division of Disabled Veterans (DAV). Pictured were Ken O’Conner, Terry Hanley, and Phil Harter. Besides these, the council and its support-ers also donated five chairs to the Jesus was Homeless program in Bran-son and five chairs to the DAV in Kimberling City. (Submitted photo)

SUMMER CHEER CAMP—Cheerleaders at Springfield Catholic High School (SCHS) attended summer cheer camp July 14-16 at the Univer-sity of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway, AR, along with Coach Ra-chel Prather. The SCHS cheer squad took Second Place in large varsity for Game Day Championship and Xtreme Routine Championship. Overall, the young women received a peer nominated Leadership Plague, Top Ba-nana Award, and a Superior Squad Invitation, which is an invitation to perform at the pre-show of the 2017 Citrus Bowl to be held in Orlando Florida. (Submitted photo)

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St. George Parish and School in Linn, MO, a parish of 500 families and a school of 170 children, seek a full-time Director of Music. Responsibilities include oversight of the music program, training and scheduling of musicians and cantors, director of the adult and youth choirs, serving as accompanist or choir director for weekend Masses, teaching music in the school, and other duties. Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in music, music education or a comparable field; competent organ and piano skills; experience directing both traditional and contemporary liturgical music; and knowledge of current Catholic worship rituals. Applicants must be able to work effectively with volunteers and have strong pastoral, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and letters of reference by Aug. 1, 2017 to:

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Leadership: Congregation of Mary, Queen

NEW REGIONAL SUPERIOR—Sister Jacinta Tran, CMR, was recent-ly elected as Regional Superior of the Congregation of Mary, Queen—American Region. She will serve for a term of four years: June 2017-June 2021. Sister Tran replaces Sr. Marguerite Tran, CMR, who served the community as Regional Superior for two prior terms. With the Ameri-can Region headquarters in Springfield, the Congregation of Mary, Queen, has communities in Irving, TX, Kansas City, MO, and St. Louis. The joy-filled Sisters of Mary, Queen, serve God’s people through teach-ing, nursing, pastoral care, social work, early childhood education, and youth ministry. (Photo by Sarah Pittman/The Mirror)

Priest attends annual training seminarNorfolk, VA

Father John Harth was among the 320-plus

chaplains from seven nations at the International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC) 44th annual training seminar held July 10-14 in Norfolk, VA. Course tracks offered at the semi-nar included a variety of law enforce-ment related topics.

In addition to serving as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jackson, MO, Fr. Harth has been involved in emergency services chap-laincy since 1987. He presently serves the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Cape Girardeau County Chap-lains Unit (Cape Girardeau County Sheriff, Jackson and Cape Girardeau Police Departments), Bollinger and Scott County Sheriff’s Departments, Kelso and Oran Police, Jackson Fire/Rescue, and the Cape Girardeau County Emergency Management Agency. Fr. Harth is a life member of the ICPC, holds an Advanced Cer-tificate with the Federation of Fire Chaplains, and is a charter member of the Missouri Freedom Chaplains Corps. ©TM

Fr. Harth

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Five attend Leadership in Practice programFultion, MO

There’s no better way to de-velop leadership skills than to practice, practice, practice. That is exactly what five stu-

dents did from the Diocese of Spring-field-Cape Girardeau while recently attending the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Leadership in Practice program.

Joining more than 120 high school students who were selected as future leaders from schools across the state, was George Hall, Henry Trigg, and Walker Tynes II, students at Springfield Catholic High School, and Maggie Eby and Grant Wilson, from Notre Dame Regional High School, Cape Girardeau. All partici-pants were students between their freshman and sophomore years in high school. With help from Mis-souri business leaders, civic leaders, and educators, the students learned firsthand how to successfully work together as a team and individually as a leader.

“They were immersed in leadership activities that simulated real-life situations,” said Dan Me-han, Missouri Chamber President and CEO. “Working in diverse,

collaborative groups, these stu-dents gain key insights into how to effectively lead in challenging situations.”

Working in small groups, the students developed business plans for a new product or service during the Entrepreneurship Challenge. During a Model UN simulation, students engaged in debate on nuclear weapons. Participants were also encouraged to set goals to fur-ther develop their leadership skills and were challenged to go back to their schools and communities to play more active roles leading their peers.

Leadership in Practice is part of a youth leadership educational program that was created by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce in 1962. It is funded through scholar-ships provided by state businesses and civic organizations. This year’s program was co-hosted by the Jenny and Warren Erdman Founda-tion, the KC Southern Foundation, and was sponsored by Edward Jones Investments and The Doe Run Company. ©TM

To learn more, go to www.mochamber.com.

LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE—George Hall, Henry Trigg, and Walker Tynes II, incoming sophomores at Spring-field Catholic High School, attended the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Leadership Practice program June 25-28 in Fulton, MO. (Submitted photo)

LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE—Mag-gie Eby and Grant Wilson, incom-ing sophomores at Notre Dame Re-gional High School, Cape Girardeau, attended the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Leader-ship Practice program June 25-28 in Fulton, MO. (Submitted photo)

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Bishop Rice, and Fr. Rayappa Chinnabathini.

Catholic Man Night and Catho-lic Ladies Night are hosted in area parishes, rotating bi-monthly: one month is Catholic Ladies Night, the next month is Catholic Man Night, and so forth. The next Catholic Ladies Night will be held on Aug. 2 in St. Joseph Parish, Advance; the next Catholic Man Night will be held Sept. 28 in St. Augustine Parish, Kelso.

For more information, Email Anthony Riley at semocatholicmannight@gmail.com. ©TM

DIOCESAN NEWS

Cape Girardeau

Franciscan Bro. David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, was recently named Franciscan Federation Educator of the Year. Brother

Migliorino has been a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 44 years, and he has served as principal at Notre Dame Regional High School, Cape Girardeau, for 18 of them.

“I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary as Bishop of

the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau,” said Bp. Edward M. Rice. “One of my first visits in the diocese was to Notre Dame High School. As soon as I walked through the front

doors, I experienced the strong Cath-olic spirit that is fully alive there.”

The criteria for Franciscan

Federation Educator of the Year seeks out religious who were alive sought to identify with passion; allow the light to shine through them with radiance, transparency, clarity, and optimism; those who are a beacon of light for others, especially the mar-ginalized; witness to the challenge and power of gospel values in daily living; and live in a way that speaks of the importance of “being and presence,” not solely on “doing.”

“Notre Dame has been a Top 50 Catholic High School in the na-tion for over 12 years,” Bp. Rice said. “This is the direct result of the strong leadership of faculty, staff, and its principal, Bro. David Migliorino, OSF. By their examples of living out gospel values in daily life, students receive a fully integrated and au-thentic Catholic education across all academic disciplines, as well as in areas of student activities and service projects.”

Brother Migliorino received his undergraduate degree in History and Secondary Education from St. Francis College; his Master’s Degree in Ad-ministration from St. John’s Univer-sity, and his Educational Specialist Degree from St. Louis University. He

holds a New York State Certification in History and Administration.

Brother Migliorino has taught elementary and secondary school for 40 years in Brooklyn, NY, Connecti-cut, and Missouri. He has been an administrator for the past 26 years, having served at St. Joseph’s High School in Connecticut, St. John the Baptist High School in St. Louis, and presently at Notre Dame Regional High School, Cape Girardeau, MO.

A committed leader, Bro. Migliorino has served on various councils of religious in the Diocese of Bridgeport, the Diocese of Spring-field-Cape Girardeau, the Archdio-cese of Washington, DC, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He believes very much in the mission of Francis-cans, especially as Francis loved the poor, the Eucharist, and the Church. Brother Migliorino currently serves on the General Council for the Fran-ciscan Brothers of Brooklyn.

Brother Migliorino’s joy in in-teracting with high school students is obvious.

“Notre Dame Regional High School is a model institution of Catholic education,” Bp. Rice said. ©TM

Bro. Migliorino

Principal named Franciscan Federation Educator of the Year

Catholic Man Night held July 14

Rosary for PriestsPriests are in great need of organized prayer. They bring the very body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ into the world.

Through their very hands, our souls are fed.

Join us and pray the Rosary for Priests, First Friday, August 4, 2017 the Feast day of St. John Vianney. It can be as simple as saying a rosary at home or organizing a rosary at your local parish.

For more information see https://www.wallsofjerichoworld.com/day-of-prayer

Leopold, MO

Sixty men gathered in beauti-ful St. John Parish, Leopold, on July 14, for Catholic Man Night, an evening of fellow-

ship, food, and reflection for men. Bishop Edward M. Rice was also in attendance and offered encourage-ment and support of the gifts the bi-monthly Catholic Man Nights afford participants.

Father David Coon, pastor of St. John Parish, offered the evening’s reflection. Area priests hearing con-fessions included Fr. Allan Saunders, Fr. Glenn Eftink, Fr. Randy Tochtrop,

WITNESS, SHARING—Danny James, a member of St. John Parish, Leo-pold, spoke with Bp. Edward Rice at the July 14 Catholic Man Night. (Photo by Dan Williams)

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE—Al Stoverink received a blessing from Fr. Randy Tochtrop at the conclusion of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation offered at Catholic Man Night July 14 in St. John Parish, Leo-pold. (Photo by Dan Williams)