Special Anniversary Edition July, 2014
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Celebration What are we celebrating?
Bishop John Quinn announced last fall that our diocese would celebrate a “Year of Thanksgiving” in 2014, to continue the blessings from the Year of Faith and to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Diocese of Winona. It was on December 27, 1889, that Archbishop John Ireland laid his hands on Father Joseph B. Cotter, ordaining him as the first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Winona. 125 years later, we look back and rejoice at the history and goodness that has come from the Diocese of Winona. We look back with thanksgiving, but we also look forward in hope and seek to call our diocesan Church to a deeper response to Jesus’ invitation to proclaim the Gospel and to bear witness to the faith through loving service of our neighbor. The theme of our diocesan celebration event, Where Does Jesus Send Us?, is from Pope Francis’ homily at World Youth Day, where he said: "The Gospel is for everyone… Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away."
When are we celebrating?
While our 125th anniversary is being celebrated throughout the year, the focus event will be held on the evening of Friday, September 12th, and on Saturday, September 13th.
Where will the celebration event be held?
• Commemorative Book of the History of the Diocese and Parishes for the 125th Anniversary - This beautiful book will be available to purchase at your local parish in September! • Preview for 125th Celebration - Presenter Spotlight on Joan Rosenhauer & Performer Spotlight on Saint Mary's University's Chamber Singers- page 2 of this insert. • 1st Annual Marriage Retreat - in honor of the Diocese's 125th Anniversary, the office of Life, Marriage & Family will host the 1st Annual Marriage Retreat August 22 - 23 at The Alverna Center in Winona. • Diocesan Anniversary Celebration! September 12-13, 2014, at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. • New Feminism Conference - embracing the call of the 125th Anniversary Celebration to bring the Gospel to everyone, the Office of Faith Formation hosts a Conference day to understand the challenge of St. John Paul II to promote a “New Feminism” and the dignity of women, November 8 at St. Augustine in Austin.
What is the cost?
"Where does Jesus send us? There are no borders, no limits – he sends us to everyone. The Gospel is for everyone...
Do I need to register?
(Pope Francis, Closing Mass for World Youth Day 2013)
The celebration event will begin with a program of sacred music and prayer to be held on Friday evening at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Mankato. The Chamber Singers of Saint Mary’s University will be featured on the program that evening. On the following day, a program of speakers, music, activities, displays, etc. will be held at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. We will also celebrate the Eucharist together, with Bishop Quinn presiding.
Who is invited to the celebration?
Everyone! There will be programs for children, for youth, and for adults. The sessions and music will feature both English- and Spanish-speaking presenters and performers. The event is free. There is no registration fee. Food will be available for purchase at the event, and at area restaurants. Yes, registration is requested, and required for participants in the children’s program and youth track. You can register online at the anniversary page of our diocesan web site: www.dow.org/anniversary.
Who planned this celebration?
A committee of leaders – clergy, religious, and lay – from across the diocese has been meeting over the last several months to envision and plan this anniversary celebration. Much of the detailed work on the event is also being done by the members of the Bishop’s staff, who are meeting and working with the diocesan anniversary committee.
Where can I find more information about the celebration?
Go to our diocesan anniversary web page: www.dow.org/anniversary. You can find information about the program and schedule for the celebration, learn more about the speakers and performers, check out hotel accommodations relating to the event, etc. Also, continue to look for more information in “The Courier” each month, and at your local parish.
To Register for events, enter the video contest or find out more about what's going on, please visit the Diocese of Winona's website: www.dow.org or call (507) 454-4643
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Presenter Spotlight Joan Rosenhauer Joan Rosenhauer, Executive Vice President of U.S. Operations for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), is responsible for leadership of the agency’s mission of assisting Catholics in the U.S. to act on their faith by helping people in need around the world. Through Catholic Relief Services, the Catholic community in the U.S. brings Christ love to our brothers and sisters who are suffering—families who don’t have enough food, children who are dying of preventable diseases, communities devastated by natural disasters, and many more. As a member of the CRS executive team, Ms. Rosenhauer has visited villages around the world where our community of faith is making a difference-- lives are being improved and hope is being renewed—from East and Central Africa, to the Middle East, to Eastern Europe, to Southeast Asia, to the Caribbean and South America. CRS invites Catholics in the United States to join in witnessing our commitment to love our neighbors by meeting human needs and promoting justice and peace in more than 100 countries. Prior to joining CRS, Ms. Rosenhauer spent 16 years working for the justice and peace office at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. She has a B.A. in Social Work from the University of Iowa and a Master’s degree in Public Policy Management from the University of Maryland. She is the 2009 recipient of the Harry A. Fagan Award from the Roundtable Association of Diocesan Social Action Directors. Ms. Rosenhauer will speak at the Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato, at a general session on Saturday morning of the anniversary celebration. Her presentation will be, "Where Does Jesus Send Us? … To Be Servants of Charity in a Suffering World."
Performer Spotlight Chamber Singers (Saint Mary's University) The select Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Patrick O'Shea, consist of 24 to 28 advanced singers. The Chamber Singers focus on challenging repertoire from the Renaissance to the present, especially a cappella works. The ensemble performs at least 6 times per year in formal concert settings, liturgical settings, and various other venues. Yearly concert tours have most recently included Washington, DC (2002), the Republic of Ireland (2003), New England (2004), and France (2005). The Chamber Singers will perform a concert of sacred music at Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Mankato, on the Friday evening of the anniversary celebration.
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Remembering Ou r Heroes Past Shepherds of
Diocese of Winona
Bishop Joseph B. Cotter (1889-1909)
Bishop Patrick R. Heffron (19101927)
Bishop Cotter was born in Liverpool, Great Britain on November 19, 1844 and ordained on May 3, 1871. He was ordained a Bishop on December 27, 1889 in the Cathedral at St. Paul. Ten days later he was installed in the pro-cathedral of St. Thomas, Winona, MN. In the first days of Bishop Cotter's term (1889), there were 45 diocesan priests, 4 religious, 109 parishes/missions, and 19 parish schools. By 1909 there were 85 diocesan priests and 7 religious, 124 parishes/missions and 28 parish schools. Bishop Cotter died on June 28, 1909 in Winona, MN. Cotter High School and Cotter Junior High School in Winona, MN are named after Bishop Cotter.
Bishop Francis M. Kelley (1928-1942) Bishop Francis Kelley was born in Houston, MN to James and Ellen Kelley. He was ordained to the priesthood on November 1, 1912. He became secretary to Bishop Patrick Richard Heffron in 1914, and taught philosophy at St. Mary's College and St. Teresa's College between 1915 and 1926. He was chancellor of the diocese (1919–26) and vice-rector of St. Mary's College (1918–26). On March 22, 1926, Kelly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Winona by Pope Pius XI. On February 10, 1928, Pope Pius XI appointed Kelly Bishop of the Winona; he retired on October 17, 1949.
Born in New York City in 1860, Bishop Patrick Heffron spent his boyhood near Rochester, Minnesota. He was ordained on 22 Dec., 1884, and became pastor of the cathedral, St. Paul, in 1889. In 1896 he was made vice-rector and in the following year rector of the St. Paul Seminary. He was consecrated as Bishop of Winona, 19 May, 1910, and installed at Winona, 24 May, 1910. Bishop Heffron also established a diocesan journal entitled "The Winona Courier", a monthly Catholic newspaper for the Diocese of Winona. "The Courier" is the oldest newspaper in the state of Minnesota.
Archbishop Leo Binz (Coadjutor Bishop 1942-1949)
Archbishop Leo Binz was born in Stockton, Illinois, the third child of Michael and Thecla (née Reible) Binz.The family lived on a small farm near the Mississippi River, east of Dubuque, Iowa. On March 15, 1924, Binz was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rockford at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. On November 21, 1942, Binz was appointed titular bishop of Pinara and coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Winona, Minnesota, by Pope Pius XII. As coadjutor bishop, he served as apostolic administrator of the diocese under Bishop Francis Martin Kelly, who was in poor health. Edward Fitzgerald was born in Cresco, Iowa, to Edward and Just a year after Bishop Binz's request for advice from Archbishop Emma (née Daly) Fitzgerald. He graduated from Loras College Cicognani, Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Seminary was founded and in Dubuque in 1913. He was ordained a priest for the Roman canonically erected on July 16, 1948. The following year, 1949, the first Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque on July 25, 1916. seminarian, Paul Halloran, graduated from IHM Seminary. Pope Pius XII appointed Fitzgerald auxiliary bishop of the Dubuque On October 15, 1949, Binz was appointed Titular Archbishop of Silyum Archdiocese, and he was ordained a bishop on September 12, and Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Upon the res1946. On October 20, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Bishop ignation of Archbishop Henry Rohlman, Binz succeeded him as the sixth Fitzgerald Bishop of the Winona Diocese; he retired on January 8, Archbishop of Dubuque on December 2, 1954. 1969. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council On December 16, 1961 Pope Blessed John XXIII named Binz the seventh between 1962 and 1965, and implemented the Council's reforms bishop and fifth archbishop of Saint Paul. He was installed on April 28, in the diocese, including introducing English into the Mass. 1962. Pope Paul VI accepted Archbishop Binz's resignation on May 25, 1975. He died four years later on October 9, 1979, in Maywood, Illinois. Bishop Watters was born in Dubuque, Iowa on October 14, Archbishop Binz was buried with other archbishops of the archdiocese at 1915. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1941 in the Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Archdiocese of Dubuque. He served as an auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Dubuque until being appointed Bishop of Winona on January 8, 1969. Bishop Waters was installed as Bishop of The Most Reverend Bishop Bernard J. Winona on March 13, 1969. Harrington was installed as the seventh Bishop Waters died on March 30, 2009 in Winona. Bishop of Winona on January 6, 1999. Bishop Harrington was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 6, 1933. He was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Archbishop John Vlazny was born in Chicago, IL on February 22, Sacrament in Detroit on June 6, 1959. 1937. His parents, John and Marie Vlazny, were of Czech ancesOn November 5, 1998 Bishop Bernard J. try. He was ordained on December 20, 1961 in the archdiocese of Harrington was appointed Bishop of the Chicago, where he later served as an Auxiliary Bishop. Diocese of Winona by Pope John Paul II. Pope Archbishop Vlazny was installed as the Bishop of Winona on July 29, Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Harrington on May 7, 1987. He was installed as the Archbishop of Portland in Oregon on 2009, which was also the date Bishop Harrington celebrated his 50th December 19, 1997. His resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict anniversary of Ordination. Bishop Harrington is currently serving the XVI on January 29, 2013.. Diocese of Winona as Bishop Emeritus.
Bishop Edward A. Fitzgerald (1949-1969)
Bishop Loras Joseph Watters (1969-1986)
Bishop Bernard Joseph Harrington (1999-2009)
Archbishop John George Vlazny (1987-1997)
These are just a few facts; get the History book to read more about the lives of our bishops! July, 2014 w The Courier
July, 2014
Special Anniversary Edition
125th Aniversary Commemorative Book of the History of the Diocese & Parishes PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
For the 125th Anniversary of the Diocese God most provident, we join all creation in raising to You a hymn of thanksgiving through Jesus Christ, Your Son. For generation upon generation the people of southern Minnesota have sung of Your bounty; we too offer You our praise for the rich harvest of faith, hope, and charity our Diocese has received at Your hands for these past 125 years. Continue to make our land and our diocese fruitful, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, let our love for You be seen in our pursuit of peace and justice and in our generous response to those in need. Praise, Honor, and Glory to You, Most Holy Trinity, now and forever! Amen. Adapted from the Book of Blessings, additional blessings for use in the dioceses of the United States of America Š 1988 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved.