July/August New Earth 2012

Celebrating four new priests — See ordination story, pages 10, 11

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July-August 2012 Vol. 33

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“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth” — Rev. 21:1 www.FargoDiocese.org

Archbishop Aquila celebrates a final Mass in Fargo

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Shepherd’s goodbye

By Roxane B. Salonen

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t the end of his farewell Mass June 24, Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila bowed one last time before the altar of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo, crozier in hand, and paused as if breathing in for the last time the place he’d called home for more than a decade.

Having done so, he turned to his family, the Catholic faithful, and made his way down the aisle, offering his customary, two-finger blessing and a smile.

Fittingly, he wasn’t in the lead.

Rather, he followed as always behind the Crucifix, staying true to the motto he’s claimed as his own: “Do whatever he tells you.”

A few hours later, he was on a plane, Rome-bound and onto the next phase of his earthly journey.

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uring the celebration preceding his departure, Archbishop Aquila had noted how the birth of John the Baptist ties in with the present moment in helping us see the providence of God. “It is a great gift to have these readings as I reflect on my 11 years here as your bishop,” he said. “For when one sees with the eyes of faith, one sees God’s hand in all things.”

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At a reception following the final, farewell Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary, Fargo, on June 24, Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila gives a hug to twin sisters Francesca and Lucia Splonskowski, 4. Their older sister, Therese, 11, looks on while their mother, Jacinta, and brother, Damien, 2, lean in to get a closer look.

Photo by Roxane B. Salonen

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At last Fargo Mass, archbishop offers four points to ponder Continued from page 1

Clockwise, from left: Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila gives a final blessing to the people of the Fargo Diocese during his farewell Mass on June 24; Azariah Wiegrefe helps keep his little sister Naomi at bay during the celebration; both as bishop and now archbishop, Samuel Aquila’s motto is, “Do whatever he tells you,” as seen on the vestment of this altar server; the bishop’s beanie, or zucchetto, rests on his chair, cathedra, for the last time at the Cathedral of St. Mary.

birth and given him his name, and that this is true for every disciple who encounters and grows in intimacy with the Lord.

“One recognizes that the Lord is the one who has brought us into this point in history and that without the Lord, we are truly nothing.”

But we are more blessed even than Isaiah, he said, living as we do in the times “after the great in-break into history of the Messiah of Jesus.”

“We cannot deny that we are truly glorious in the sight of the Father, and we must receive that truth in our hearts; not to puff ourselves up but to receive it in humility, to receive it as it is — pure gift.”

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rom the second reading from the Acts of the Apostles, he noted that as disciples of Jesus, we must be after the heart of Jesus, and like John the Baptist, always look to Jesus. “In John the Baptist we recognize that humility is the first of all virtues because it sees that all that is good, all that is true, comes from God.” Finally, in the Gospel reading, Archbishop Aquila noted the faith of Elizabeth and Zechariah in their reception of the gift of a child, and how contrary their response is to what we often encounter today. He highlighted how Elizabeth had prayed for a child even in her barren state, trusting fully in the Lord.

He then spoke of the importance of our meditating on Jesus and how vital it is to follow John’s example of not becoming stagnant. It seemed another connecting point to his forthcoming journey.

“Like Jesus, he does not stay in one place, and we too are called not to stay in one place but to go out and continue to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.”

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n parting, Archbishop Aquila gave his Fargo Diocese family four thoughts to ponder.

First, he said, it’s important we recognize the providence of God in our lives, adding that he couldn’t have dreamed on the day of his ordination that he

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buildings, monuments and whole societies, will turn to dust. “But human life has a great dignity and call,” he said, and if we keep our eyes on heaven and remain faithful to Jesus, he will fulfill his promises.

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would someday be the bishop of Fargo.

“In 1976 I knew very little about North Dakota, save that it was very cold there.”

He smiled while sharing how, upon hearing about his new appointment as archbishop, a mutual friend had written to his sister, saying, “Who would have ever thought that that little brat would be where he is today?”

“And yet, as one turns one’s life over to the plan of God,” Archbishop Aquila continued, “the love that is revealed by God is far greater than I could have

imagined.”

He encouraged those present to offer their lives in complete surrender to, and to be nourished by, the Lord.

“I urge you to be people that stand for the truth, the dignity of human life, the elderly, the immigrant and the truth of the Gospel,” he said, suggesting continued reading of the catechism to become more firmly rooted in faith.

Thirdly, he encouraged a focus on the true home of heaven, noting that everything on earth, including all the great

inally, he asked for prayers and offered them for the faithful in return.

“You have helped to form me to be the shepherd I am today and for that …,” he said, pausing to collect his emotions, “. . . I thank God and I thank you.”

He asked, too, that the new bishop, yet to be known, remain in everyone’s prayers.

“My beloved sons and daughters, you are the temple of Christ, the beloved sons and daughters of the Father,” he concluded. “Whether it is in Eucharistic Adoration or attending Sunday Mass or private prayer, always go to the one you have taken into your hearts, whose temple you have become.”

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At a reception at the Cathedral of St. Mary, Fargo, following his final Mass here on Sunday, June 24, Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila pauses to say goodbye to the flock, including (left) Marie-

Louise Kayinamura of Grand Forks, a native of Rwanda, who was eager to bid the outgoing shepherd farewell and receive one last blessing.

Flock gathers to bid farewell to outgoing shepherd “Somebody special is coming. Go to church and you’ll see!”

— Marie-Louise Kayinamura of Grand Forks, N.D., to her friend in Denver

By Roxane B. Salonen

When Grand Forks resident MarieLouise Kayinamura heard about the farewell Mass for Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila, she didn’t hesitate planning a trip to Fargo.

The goodbye was both necessary and personal, she said. After all, this was the man who just a few months ago had renewed her sense of hope and confidence that the Church is alive and well.

“When they said he was leaving, I thought, no, I have to go see him again, I have to see what he says,” said the native of Rwanda who, until moving here in December, had been living in Seattle; a place where she said God and the Church seemed dead.

Her first week in North Dakota, she decided to go to church in her new home, wondering if she might find something different here. Bishop Aquila happened to be presiding over the Mass.

As he gave his homily, it was like a light reignited inside of Kayinamura, who’d just come from a part of the country where, she said, people seem to think of faith as an afterthought, attending church if their calendar is free.

“Out West, nobody wants to know about or talk about God. It’s almost like it’s forbidden. Faith is something you do in secret,” she said. “So you can’t imagine when you get into a town where people are in church, it’s

“The pope saw fit to put a good man in Denver to replace Archbishop Chaput. He knows what he’s taking from Fargo. I trust him to make sure Bishop Aquila’s successor is equally faithful.

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Doug Holston full, the bishop is there, and he’s talking about things I’d never heard in America.”

Kayinamura said that due to lack of options, she’d begun behaving like everyone else in Washington, tucking her faith away, but something big was missing. “You feel like you want to scream but you can’t scream because that’s what it is and you figure you won’t find better,” she said. “So (when I heard him speak) I was relieved, like, finally I am getting where things are right.”

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lso attending the farewell Mass and reception at the Cathedral of St. Mary’s on June 24 were Don and Mary Kay Schott. Though members of Nativity parish, they felt compelled the Sunday of Bishop Aquila’s departure to hear his final homily and receive a blessing.

“He’s been like a gentle shepherd, the kind of father all fathers should be,” Mary Kay said, “loving but very firm with the truth…and a strong voice for life from birth to natural death.”

Her youngest of three children participated in 2003 in the first crop of third-grade students to be confirmed — one of the more controversial changes Bishop Aquila had put into effect here.

She said the change was a blessing to their family.

“We have a sister-in-law who’s a convert, and after attending that Mass and listening to the bishop as he spoke to the third-graders, she said, ‘I finally get it. It’s at a third-grade level that (the faith) is easiest to grasp and embrace,’” she said. “Younger kids are still listening and taking it in, but they receive the graces no matter how old they are.”

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oug Holston and his wife, Sarah, along with the older of their eight children, converted to Catholicism from the Anglican tradition at the Easter Vigil Mass this past year. He said

knowing of the strong leadership qualities in the local bishop helped their decision.

“His presence as a strong voice for life and the teachings of the Magisterium only gave us more confidence in our decision to become Catholic,” Holston said. “We knew we’d be coming into a situation where we had a good shepherd.”

Even though that same bishop is leaving now, Holston said, he’s grateful to have enjoyed Bishop Aquila for a time. Initially, he was concerned upon hearing of his leaving, he said, but he’s trusting in the Holy Father’s good judgment.

“The pope saw fit to put a good man in Denver to replace Archbishop Chaput,” Holston said. “He knows what he’s taking from Fargo. I trust him to make sure Bishop Aquila’s successor is equally faithful.”

As Kayinamura attested, our loss will be Colorado’s gain. In fact, she has a friend who lives in Denver, she said, and she’s already alerted her, “Somebody special is coming! Go to church and you’ll see!”

Congratulations Archbishop Aquila!

Thank you for your many years of faithful service to the Diocese of Fargo.

Sisters of Mary of the Presentation Valley City, North Dakota

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One final press conference in Fargo Outgoing prelate tells local media he leaves our diocese with ‘a heart overflowing’

By Roxane B. Salonen

While parishioners sipped on punch in the social hall of the cathedral in Fargo, awaiting one last hug or blessing after the final Mass here of Archbishopdesignate Samuel Aquila, he paused to quench the thirst of local reporters wanting to know his parting thoughts.

Speaking with local media one last time, he said he feels both joy and sadness in the transition.

“Sadness in terms of leaving the people I have fallen in love with and served throughout my time here, and also joy and gratitude to God for the gifts he’s given me during my years here,” he said, “and so my heart is filled, it’s overflowing.”

The outgoing shepherd said he has recognized and heeded God’s call to go to Denver, just as it was the Father’s will that he come here 11 years ago, despite unknowns.

“You leave behind everything you know and you truly learn obedience to God and to the Church and to Christ, of what it means to be his apostle and to serve him and the Church first,” he said.

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rchbishop Aquila said it was overwhelming to receive the phone call of the appointment because it’s a moment when you know everything in your life has just changed forever. But, he noted, it was more dramatic going Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila speaks with local television media right after his farewell Mass on June 24. He told them that it’s been “an infrom being a priest to a bishop and to credible blessing and tremendous grace to see the depth of faith that is present here in the people and their love for life.” an unknown place than the current living during a time in history in behind is that of an enriched faith; a ily life and life in general. transition, where he is, in a sense, gowhich faith in God as self-evident, and belief in and intimacy with Christ that “It’s been an incredible blessing and ing home. truth as something that can be posihas grown deeper within the faithful tremendous grace to see the depth of “In the surrender of it all you distively known, are lacking. here since before he came. faith that is present here in the people cover that the Lord is truly with you, “We have to help people come to “We are on an earthly pilgrimage, and their love for life from the mothat he’s pouring his graces into your see that there is truth that can be each and every one of us gathered ment of conception to natural death,” heart, strengthening you and giving known by reason, and certainly faith here, and one day we’ll die. And for he said. “That’s something that I will you the virtues you’ll need in order to helps us to know the truth and to relife to have meaning, we must know carry with me to a much more secular be a faithful shepherd,” he added. ceive the truth at a much deeper level; that there is eternal life and life in Jesus state and people in Colorado.”

When asked what he will bring from it gives us true freedom as human beChrist,” he said. “It is belief in truth here to Denver, Archbishop Aquila said s for the challenges he sees ahead, ings.” itself that I want to proclaim and invite he will take the experience and beauty he said the biggest might be simply The greatest gift he hopes to leave other people into.” of the Plains and the goodness of fam-

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Wishing all the best to Archbishop Aquila and a grateful thank you for his service to the Fargo diocese!

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Handcrafted crozier a parting gift for the archbishop

By Father Andrew Jasinski

Many photographs of bishops show them holding a crozier, an ornate staff reminding us of their role as shepherd.

Typically, a custom crozier is created that reflects his personal devotion and spirituality, and it is presented at the time of a bishop’s consecration, While both Bishop Sullivan and Archbishop Aquila had their own personal croziers, they’d often use a special crozier that had belonged to and been used

by Cardinal Muench.

The crozier comprises beautifully carved wood and engraved silver, and is inscribed with Cardinal Muench’s episcopal motto, “In Omnibus Christus,” or “In All Things Christ.” It also features a carving of Mary, the Immaculate Conception and patroness

New crozier: From a work-inprogress to a finished gift.

of the Diocese of Fargo.

Because Archbishop Aquila often travelled with this crozier around the Diocese of Fargo, he had a special carrying case made for it. Having received a new appointment in Denver, Archbishop Aquila had to leave this treasure behind.

But this is not the end of the story.

On June 15, Archbishop Aquila celebrated Mass with the priests of the Diocese of Fargo. At a lunch reception afterward, he was presented with a special gift — a reproduction of Cardinal Muench’s crozier.

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ather Luke Meyer, chancellor, helped discern the gift choice and commissioned an artist to create it.

It was just after his appointment as archbishop, Father Meyer said, that Archbishop Aquila mentioned how he wished he could take the crozier with him to Denver, since it had come to symbolize his service to Eastern North Dakota.

“Mr. Rolf Rohn, a liturgical designer who has been working on some local projects here in the Diocese of Fargo, was in town then,” Father Meyer noted, “and I asked him how hard it would be to design and carve another crozier inspired after the Cardinal Muench crozier.”

Learning it would be possible to have such a crozier made by Archbishop Aquila’s July 18 installation Mass in Denver, he hired Mr. Rohn to create the new crozier and invited priests, deacons and religious to donate to the project.

Retreat slated for moms, daughters in Hankinson A retreat for mothers and daughters called Strengthened by the Presence of Christ is scheduled to take place Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 at St. Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center, Hankinson.

Mothers with daughters from 5 years to 18 years old are welcome.

The flyer and schedule for this event can be found at www.crookston.org. Call Lee Walski at (218) 470-0222 for more information.

Most of the symbols carved down the staff of the original – the Arc of the Covenant, Tower of David, Morning Star, and Mystical Rose – were retained, and the words, changed to the archbishop’s episcopal motto, “Do whatever he tells you.”

In addition, the Immaculate Conception was replaced by an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe — to whom Archbishop Aquila has a special devotion — and carved into the crook of the crozier.

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dditional features of the new crozier include: • Engraved Marian titles, like “Regina Pacis” (Queen of Peace); • Three depictions of archangels; • A rendition of wheat sheaves symbolizing the plains of North Dakota; • Carvings of the columbine flower intermixed with the wheat to represent Colorado.

“The columbine flower is held in a large icon hanging in the entryway of the pastoral center in Denver, titled, ‘Our Lady of the New Advent,’” Father Meyer said.

Although Archbishop Aquila will no longer be shepherd in eastern North Dakota, whenever he uses his new crozier, the people of the Diocese of Fargo will be with him.

Father Andrew Jasinkski is parochial vicar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in West Fargo and interim director of the Office of Catholic Education and Formation.

EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa to speak at Marian Eucharistic Congress in Fargo Oct. 12-14 Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa well-known by many for his frequent contributions to the Eternal World Television Network, will be among a group of speakers at this year’s Marian Eucharistic Congress, set for Oct. 12 to 14 at the Civic Memorial Auditorium in downtown Fargo.

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Mass will be celebrated each day and opportunities for reconciliation and Eucharistic adoration will be available throughout the Congress.

A sacred relic exhibit and children’s program will add to the weekend, along The theme of this with the availability of year’s event, “Do Not books, tapes and reliAbandon Me, Lord,” will gious articles. resound throughout the Doors open at noon gathering.

Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa on Friday, Oct. 12. For The event, which takes vendor or individual place every other year in the Diocese of registration forms, visit www.fargodioFargo, traditionally draws together huncese.org/marian. dreds of people who are yearning to For more information, visit the site learn about and grow in their Catholic or call (701) 234-9019 or email Starfaith. ryJMJ@aol.com.

Other speakers for this year’s Congress In accordance with the Norms for ininclude Bishop David Kagan; Father dulgences, a plenary indulgence is Joseph Christensen, FMI; Father Bill Halgranted to Christian faithful who debing; Msgr. Gregory Schlesselmann; Al voutly participate in the solemn EuBarbarino; Dr. Kelly Bowring; Raymond charistic rite which customarily closes a DeSouza; John Pridmore; and Dr. MarEucharistic Congress.

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With summer here, there’s no better time to consider a visit to the Visitation Chapel and join in praying for the fostering of the culture of life in the Fargo Diocese.

Located at 502 1st Ave. N., Fargo, the chapel is a sacred space dedicated to prayer for an end to abortion. Mass is offered every Wednesday at 8 a.m., followed

by Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30 a.m., which continues until 3:45 p.m. when Benediction takes place. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is recited at the Hour of Mercy, 3 p.m. Other prayer in the chapel is intended for private devotion.

Persons are needed to pray before the Blessed Sacrament on an hourly basis from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To sign up, call Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or email rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org.

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Bismarck bishop named apostolic administrator of Fargo Diocese Effective July 18, as approved by Pope Benedict XVI, the Most Rev. David Kagan, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, has been named apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Fargo.

The appointment follows the Most Rev. Samuel Aquila being named archbishop of the Denver Archdiocese.

During this interim time, Bishop Kagan has been entrusted with the authority of the diocesan bishop to teach, sanctify and lead Catholics residing within Eastern North Dakota.

During any “sede vacante,” or vacant see – the period of time between bishops – one of two scenarios takes place. Either the pope appoints an apostolic administrator, as he did with the appointment of Bishop Kagan, or a “College of Consultors,” a committee made up of diocesan priests, elects a priest as administrator to lead a diocese until a permanent bishop is named.

The apostolic nuncio – the pope’s representative and ambassador in the United States – along with the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops will begin the search for Fargo’s new bishop and present their thoughts directly to the Holy Father, who makes the final determination. The process typically takes between eight months to a year or more.

In a statement concerning his interim appointment, Bishop Kagan said, “It is a sign of the high regard which our Holy Father has for the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Fargo, and for all that has been accomplished by Archbishop Aquila with the good cooperation of the clergy, religious and laity, that he has made this provision for the diocese in this time of transition and growth.”

Bishop Kagan was appointed to be the seventh bishop of the Bismarck Diocese on Oct. 19, 2011, and was ordained and installed as its bishop on Nov. 30

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Bishop David Kagan

that same year.

Prior to arriving in Bismarck, he had served in numerous pastoral capacities, including 17 years as Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Rockford, Ill. The Catholic faith teaches that bishops serve as successors to the 12 apostles who were called and ordained to this ministry by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. They serve as shepherds of the flock, and — like the apostles — have a special call to teach, govern, and sanctify, or make holy through prayer and sacrifice.

The bishop is pastor of his diocese and maintains unity with the Holy Father, thus playing the indispensable role of unifying the various churches in the one Universal Church.

Please watch the September issue of New Earth for more information on Bishop Kagan as well as details on the specific function of an apostolic administrator.

A glimpse of the past These news items, compiled by Dorothy Duchschere, were found in issues of the Diocese of Fargo newspaper, New Earth, and its predecessor, Catholic Action News.

July/August 50 years ago — 1962 The completion of 75 years of teaching in schools of the diocese was the occasion of a surprise program honoring two Sisters of the Presentation at Wild Rice. The program was a tribute to Mother Eugene Marie, who completed 25 years of teaching at St. Joseph’s School of Wild Rice, and to Sister Mary Gertrude, who had taught in schools of the diocese for the past 50 years. Father Maurice Mueller, pastor of St. Benedict’s Parish, was the master of ceremonies. Parishioners presented a television set as a gift to the parish.

20 Years Ago — 1992 On July 12, parishioners of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Olga, celebrated 110 years as a parish. Father Alfred Allmaras celebrated the 11 a.m. Mass. A potluck dinner was served and there was a display of memorabilia. Olga is the oldest town in Cavalier County,

dating from 1882 when Father Cyrille St. Pierre led a party of French Canadians to the area.

Bishop James Sullivan carried the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Fargo in procession with an estimated 1,100 pro-life advocates, to pray in front of North Dakota’s only abortion center. Organizers said the Aug. 16 event was thought to be the first time the Blessed Sacrament was taken out of the church and carried through the streets to an abortion facility. Many came from cities outside North Dakota.

10 Years Ago — 2002 During Toronto’s World Youth Day celebrations, July 23-28, young people from throughout the world cheered, sang, waved flags, took pictures and traded pins with each other, while walking the streets or filling local street cars. Pilgrims from the Diocese of Fargo were no different – they too collected signatures and buttons from all over the world. Fargo Diocese pilgrims agreed with others who said they planned to return home and simply tell other youth what they had heard.

Bishop Samuel Aquila and Father Chad Wilhelm also went to the July gathering.

When Dorothy Duchschere, morning receptionist for the Diocese of Fargo, was looking through photographs from 1988, she came across this one of a group of seminarians.

From left, they are: Msgr. Jeffrey Wald, now at Holy Spirit, Fargo; Father James Cheney, now at St. Paul’s Newman Center, Fargo; Ken Schaan, Cardinal Muench Seminary student at the time, now married to Mana Rae (Mayer) Schaan and living in Oakdale, Minn.; Father Paul Schuster, now at St. Mark’s, Bottineau; Father Leo Kinney, now at St. Rose of Lima, Hillsboro; and Father Gary Luiten, St. Mary’s, Park River.

Thank you again to everyone who participated. Those who submitted the correct answer were entered into a drawing and Ryan Kaczynski came out the winner.

Ryan will receive a money clip with the quote “With God, all things are possible” engraved on the front, as well as a figurine and prayer card of St. Peter.

40 Days for Life set this year for Sept. 26 to Nov. 4 40 Days for Life is a communitybased campaign that draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of a three-point program: prayer and fasting, constant vigil at the abortion facility, and community outreach.

40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for

their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of his plan for the end of abortion in America.

Stay tuned for more information about our local fall campaign and plan to join us as we further the culture of life in our state. For more information, contact phc@polarcomm.com or visit www.40daysforlifend.com.

Annual Catholic Charities luncheon will be Oct. 9 The annual celebration luncheon of Catholic Charities North Dakota has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Ramada Plaza, Fargo. The event will celebrate the many accomplishments of Catholic Charities North Dakota through the past year throughout the state.

The services of Catholic Charities North Dakota include pregnancy, par-

enting and adoption, Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK), guardianship services for adults with developmental disabilities and counseling services.

Mark your calendars to attend and watch www.catholiccharitiesnd.org and next month’s New Earth for more information. For questions about the event, call Colleen Hardy at 701-2354457 or chardy@catholiccharitiesnd.org.

Scholarship fund donations assist seminarians and priests Contributions to the scholarships support candidates to the priesthood with their educational expenses, and clergy in continued studies. Contributions are a wonderful memorial to the men and women who have served the Church.

To donate, mail your gift to: Scholarship Fund, Diocese of Fargo, 5201 Bishops Blvd., Suite A, Fargo, ND 58104-7605 or call (701) 356-7930.

SCHOLARSHIPS Rev. Adam J. Hasey Scholarship By: Ron & Mary Jo Goodman By: Bill & Norma Kale

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Archbishop Aquila, others receive pallium at ceremony in Rome Holy Father says it is a sign of the prelates’ tie to heaven and earth as well as to Christ and the pope Catholic News Service

After placing a woolen band around the shoulders of 44 new archbishops – including Archbishop Samuel Aquila – Pope Benedict XVI told them it was a reminder of their ties to heaven and earth and of their loyalty to Christ and the successor of Peter.

“You have been constituted in and for the great mystery of communion that is the church, the spiritual edifice built upon Christ as the cornerstone, while in its earthly and historical dimension, it is built on the rock of Peter,” the pope said June 29 during his homily on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

However, he added, the “church is not a community of the perfect, but a community of sinners, obliged to recognize their need for God's love, their need to be purified through the cross of Jesus Christ.”

Before celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict gave the archbishops from 23 countries the woolen pallium as a sign of their sharing with him authority over the faithful in their CNS Photos archdioceses.

The pallium is presented every year At left, Pope Benedict XVI greets Archbishop Samuel Aquila during the ceremony in which the pope presented Denver’s new prelate with the pallium, seen to new archbishops or those who have around the archbishop’s neck as he prays. been assigned to a new archdiocese. their palliums at home, making the fiCatholics, but all believers in Christ as Speaking to Catholic News Service, Along with Archbishop Aquila, now nal count 46 new archbishops from 24 they pursue full communion, he said.

Archbishop Aquila said the pallium of Denver, the archbishops included countries, including South Korea, Pak“Together we are all cooperators of ceremony “keeps very much alive the Archbishops Charles J. Chaput of istan and Bangladesh. the truth, which as we know is one consistent teaching of the church, the Philadelphia; William E. Lori of BaltiIn his homily, the pope said Sts. Peand symphonic, and requires from consistent reflection of the church, more; and William C. Skurla, who ter and Paul represent a “new brothereach of us and from our communities with the teachings of Christ himself leads the Byzantine Catholic Archephood” in which differences can be hara constant commitment to conversion and of the apostles” that all Christians archy of Pittsburgh. monized in unity with love for Christ. to the one Lord in the grace of the one are called to imitate Christ the good Two new archbishops were unable That unity extends not just among Spirit,” he told the archbishops. shepherd. to attend the ceremony and received

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Hints of North Dakota evident at Denver installation

By Roxane B. Salonen

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hough beginning my July 18 in Fargo, by midday, I was no longer surrounded by the prairies of North Dakota. Backdrop-mountains, throngs of people and cars and tightly-spaced buildings were looming reminders of that reality.

And yet in so many ways, home was near the day of Archbishop Samuel Aquila’s installation Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Denver.

I hadn’t even made my way inside the basilica yet when, on the side lawn, a yellow speck from our state beckoned. At the base of a statue of Pope John Paul II, a trio of freshly-placed sunflowers whispered of home.

Inside, the familiar continued to greet me; first in a group of faces from home, and then, sprinkled throughout the altar and fastened to candles with yellow ribbons along outer walls — more of those bounteous, seed-filled prairie flowers.

As Archbishop Aquila spoke, I could have closed my eyes and placed myself in any number of parishes in the Fargo Diocese. We’ve all come to know that voice well.

Even before Mass began, however, I became aware of another home.

Left: Sunflowers speckle the July 18 installation Mass of Archbishop Samuel Aquila, including at the base of this Pope John Paul II statue just outside the basilica in Denver where the event took place; included among those who welcomed the new archbishop were priests from the Greek Orthodox Church, some of whom are pictured here just after leaving the basilica at the celebration’s conclusion.

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t started with the opening note of “Ave Maria,” struck by the gentle, skilled hand of a violinist tucked away in the choir loft and playing what seemed a flawless version of the much-beloved piece. Soon, the pure sound of blended choral voices followed, lilting downward through the sanctuary.

For a time, I wasn’t in Denver or Fargo but another place entirely: heaven, or as close as I might get to it here on earth.

With the long procession of priests and bishops and greetings from representatives of the wider community, I felt the bigness of the Church and wished every Catholic could witness such an event. For in seeing what I saw, they might, as I was wont to do, fall to their knees in gratitude for the gift of our faith.

I listened, scribbled in a notebook and even sent a few text updates to the pastoral center in Fargo, hoping I could share the beauty, truth and goodness of the Mass in some small way with our people there.

But eventually, I set aside my pen and notebook. No longer in reporter mode, I watched the man who’d confirmed, as bishop, four of my five children as he definitively stepped into his new life.

With the declaration that Archbishop Aquila was no longer bound to the Diocese of Fargo, and his day with us thus sealed, a sadness began to take over. But then, I took a cue from the archbishop himself, realizing he was glowing in gratitude.

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e’d come home, back to the place where he was ordained in 1976 and had served as a priest for 25 years.

Now, with a new commission before him and surrounded by supportive faithful from both past and present, he recessed down the aisle in joy.

Like at his farewell Mass in Fargo, a rousing rendition of “God Beyond All Praising” accompanied him out the basilica doors. On the sidewalk below, more of his growing family greeted him with a welcome banner and cheering.

I sensed then that in a spiritual way, we are all still with him, processing onward to the one home we can only now imagine.

We are all homebound, together.

Above: Just after being installed as the fifth archbishop of Denver, Archbishop Samuel Aquila greets various members of the wider community, including Luciano Valdivia and Sarahi Mijares from Our Lady of Guadalupe parish.

Following the installation, representatives from the area's neocatechumenal community — a group that focuses on the formation of Christian adults — gather on the sidewalk in front of the basilica to welcome their new shepherd with song, cheers and a banner.

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Images of love, life, perseverance color Sacred Heart’s 125th Anniversary of Carrington parish among Archbishop Aquila’s last rural stops

By Roxane B. Salonen

Not long after gobbling down pieces of cake at a reception June 16 to celebrate 125 years of their church’s existence, a group of young children gathered on the grounds of Sacred Heart Church in Carrington, giggling and running as they played tag and makebelieve.

Nearby, their watchful father, holding a babe in his arms, exemplified the words of Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila from the Mass that had launched the celebration shortly before.

“I drew them with human cords, with bands of love,” he’d said, repeating tender words from the Book of Hosea. “I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks. I stooped to feed my child.”

Such words “pull on the human heart and bring us to encounter the God who loves us,” Archbishop Aquila had noted in one of his last rural Masses here.

That love and the faith that flows from it is what has drawn together the faithful of the area for 125 years, he said; first, in 1887 in another building, and now in the current structure.

“That same faith has been proclaimed in this community, but it was proclaimed for centuries before that, beginning in Jerusalem, in Israel, and spreading from there throughout the world,” he said. “It is quite miraculous . . . how many governments and societies have risen and fallen, but the Church still stands. And we as a people of faith and as a society must proclaim that truth.”

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Brian Boeshans keeps watch on his lively children playing on the grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Church the evening of June 16 while holding his youngest, Nathan.

Photos by Roxane B. Salonen

At the 125th Anniversary celebration of Sacred Heart parish in Carrington, Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila talks with Joanne Becker, the parish’s director of religious education, and Father Terry Dodge, pastor.

n the church’s lower level afterward, parishioners gathered over a potluck with their outgoing shepherd, along with Father Luke Meyer, chancellor, During a reception afterward, altar server Amanda Jarrett smiles while sipping lemonade, eating cake and talking with her friends. Nearby are parishand their former and current priests, ioners Fran Hollingsworth and Pat Boehmer.

Fathers Lawrence Haas and Terry Dodge.

Illa Zink said she was baptized and he said. “What a tremendous tradition corn. “How do you survive in this Father Haas congratulated Archreceived all the sacraments at Sacred to pass along to their children and world without your Catholic faith and bishop-designate Aquila on his new Heart, where her mother had played grandchildren after them.” the beauty of the faith?” she said. pastoral duties as Archbishop of Denorgan for over 60 years. Her earliest “Tonight we’re reminded of the Mike and Cindy Murphy shared ver, and thanked him for having taken memory was of Latin Mass when she thousands of Masses celebrated on this some of the ways they’ve been ina stand on so many important issues spent “a lot of time looking at the back holy ground,” he continued, and the volved and seen the church grow in in the Fargo Diocese. “Sometimes it of the priest’s head,” and of days when faithful who attended them. “We ask their 18 years there. happened that rocks were thrown in you had to go outside to access the the Lord to continue to bless them, Cindy mentioned a mothers’ group your direction,” he said, noting that restroom. give them the gift of eternal life . . . that started recently, formed after a nahe always admired his persistence deShe mentioned former priests who’d and pray we can hear the voice of trational group. She said it’s been a special spite such obstacles. served there, including Father Hart, dition so we don’t lose the opportunijoy to be part of a group of women Reflecting back on the church’s hiswho called all the boys Joseph and all ties of grace the Lord gives.” praying for one another and the tory, Father Haas mentioned how he the girls Mary to keep things simple, Archbishop-designate Aquila noted Church. once read that “tradition is the voice and Father Brennan, the Irish priest the long distances priests used to travel Mike noted the well-attended of the dead continuing to speak to the who owned “two big Irish setters,” in those earlier days. “And they didn’t Knights of Columbus fundraising living.” which her large family would dog-sit have nice cars to drive in, or a GPS or breakfasts on Sunday morning, which on occasion.

He painted a picture of what it must all of those other luxuries we now draw not only Catholics but other Zink also pointed to the stained-glass have been like in the earliest years of have,” he said. faithful from the area. window brought in from the previous the church, when the faithful would He expressed gratitude for the parish Perhaps one of the most defining church that had been restored by her brave frigid temperatures with horse and people, and asked that they pray characteristics of the parish comes not husband and Father Haas. and wagon to worship God. Back then, for him as he would be praying for in the bustle of an event, however, but During interviews at the end of the he said, straw made the ride more comthem. in the silent moments after Mass. reception, several parishioners spoke fortable, and rocks were put in the Father Dodge said even though he’s of a community steeped in a deep oven the night before to warm the feet new, he’s been treated warmly and is “About 99 percent of the parishfaith. of riders on their 15-mile journey to appreciative of the beautiful history of ioners will kneel and say a Hail Mary Marlene Boyer, a 30-year member Mass the next day. the parish, as well as the many efforts before they leave and they don’t leave and musician, said a group of faithful of its people to sustain the faith.

“One parish had a horse barn built until the music is done,” Mike said. from Sacred Heart gathers throughout on the church grounds that held 100 “Others have commented on that; the year at various homes to discuss arishioners also shared memories, teams of horses; the people would not that’s one true characteristic of people the faith, often over movies and popwords of gratitude and hope. miss Mass under any circumstances,” here.”

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Families, others gather to witness ordination of four men

By Roxane B. Salonen

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ollowing the ordination Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo on June 23, while straggling parishioners lined up to receive blessings from freshly ordained hands, the father of one of the four new priests pulled a hankie from his pocket and dabbed his eyes.

It’s often in the quieter moments that we realize the impact of God’s profound movement and grace.

Undoubtedly, he was seeing more than most could — the hard work that had come before, years of molding a child into a young man — all leading to this moment of witnessing his son in his new role as priest.

Not long before, the transitional deacons — Gregory Haman, Dan Musgrave, Reese Weber and Matthew Kraemer — had listened intently to the words of their shepherd, Archbishop Samuel Aquila, telling them their lives were about to be forever changed as he presided over his final ordination celebration in the Diocese of Fargo.

Later, they watched their parents uniformly proceed to the sacristy with the gifts.

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he family’s role in raising up men who would someday become priests was palpable then, as well as when, near the end of the celebration, Archbishop Aquila gave a verbal nod to extended family who had been part of the men’s lives.

“Also, a word of gratitude to the brothers and sisters of these four men, because I know brothers and sisters had a lot to do with their formation,” he said.

Just then, laughter broke out from those noticing the new Father Kraemer eying someone in the crowd — either a brother or sister — and shaking his head in a playful gesture to deny that his siblings had played any part in his becoming a priest.

During the homily, Archbishop Aquila had emphasized to the men that while they would remain members of the body of Christ, they would now become “sacramental representations of the headship of Christ, of he upon whom all things in the Church depends.”

He echoed the prophet Jeremiah’s words; a promise by God that we would be given shepherds after God’s own heart.

“For you that means you must have the heart of Jesus, the heart of the Father,” Archbishop Aquila said. “It is precisely in that intimacy of heart-to-heart conversation with the Lord that, in your

Above: (l to r), Fathers Gregory Haman, Matthew Kraemer, Daniel Musgrave and Reese Weber are introduced as priests for the first time and welcomed by family, friends and flock during their June 23 ordination Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary, Fargo.

Right: Archbishop-designate Samuel Aquila prays over Deacon Haman; soles and souls unite at the ordination celebration.

journey to the priesthood and in your ordination today, you have heard the call of Jesus. He is the one who has chosen you to be his apostles.”

Referencing the second reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians, he called to mind St. Paul’s moving from a life of sin to coming to know the powerful mercy of God. “My sons, don’t ever fool yourselves; it is not your work, not your merit. Ministry is not about you. It is about Jesus Christ,” he told them. “Note where Paul’s eyes are focused; they are always focused on Jesus.”

But, he warned, it would be difficult at times to speak truth to those whose “ears have been tickled with false teachings” and, therefore, have strayed from Christ. “You must be firmly rooted in Christ and bring that truth to the world.”

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rchbishop Aquila, just days from leaving for Rome to take part in a ceremony to formalize his new assignment as archbishop of the Denver archdiocese, told the men that as they make their promise of obedience, the words

would take on a whole new meaning in light of the transition.

“Not only do you promise obedience to me, but to my successor . . . and as priests, we never know who that successor may be,” he said. “And yet we trust

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Left: Father Weber hears words that bring him one step closer to the priesthood.

Below: Parents of the new priests, including those pictured, Phil and Laurie Kraemer, Tom and Colleen Musgrave and JoAnn Gaffrey and Edwin Haman, present the bread and wine that will become the Body of Blood of Jesus; the four deacons receive blessings by their brother priests.

Photos by Maria Sauvageau

in God.” He asked the men and all present to pray for a new shepherd who is after the heart of Christ.

He then compared what they were about to experience to Mary’s experiencing the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit

at the time of the Incarnation. “Mary, though not fully understanding the mystery, was one who gave herself with docility and receptivity, with trust and confidence.” He urged the men to mimic this openness of heart and soul.

At the end of the Mass, Archbishop Aquila requested prayers for more vocations, and said that in his 11 years in the diocese, working with seminarians had been a tremendous gift. He added that the work about to be undertaken by all would not fully be completed “until we are in heaven.”

Father Haman is currently serving as parochial vicar at St. John’s Catholic

Church in Wahpeton.

Father Kraemer will return to Rome to pursue his licentiate in liturgy (SLL) at Sant’Anselmo Pontifical Atheneum.

Father Musgrave has begun as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo.

Father Weber is the new parochial vicar at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Forks.

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Diocese of Fargo gets virtual makeover with website launch

By Katie Bowar

The Diocese of Fargo is pleased to announce the launch of its new website on July 2. You will still be able to find the same information as before, but with more user-friendly navigation and a visually engaging home page with regular postings of diocesan news.

Some of the website’s features include: ■ Events calendar: View the calendar to find out what’s going on across the diocese. Do you have an event you’d like to see added to our Events calendar? Visit the site and submit information on your upcoming event so we can share the news with others.

■ Directories: Search for Mass times and parishes throughout the diocese by using the Parish Directory. Utilize the Priest/Deacon Directory and look for priests or deacons, including the parishes where they serve and other helpful information. See which staff members from the Diocese of Fargo can help you by exploring the Personnel Directory.

■ Forms: Fill out forms and register for Marriage Prep classes online, submit photos and articles for New Earth, or even contact the diocese with questions or ideas.

Learning about Jesus through the School of Mary on Aug. 25 The Second Annual Rosary Convocation will take place from 8:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston, Minn. The day will include Mass, Adoration, Confession, presentations, food and fellowship.

Priests in attendance will include Monsignor David Baumgartner, vicar general for the Diocese of Crookston; Father Vincent Miller, rector at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; and Father Joseph Christensen, FMI, reverend superior in Warsaw.

Registration fee includes the planned events and three meals. Flyer and registration forms can be found online at www.crookston.org or www.crookstoncathedral.org. For more information, call (218) 281-1735.

Reporting child abuse The Diocese of Fargo is committed to the protection of youth. Please report any incidents or suspected incidents of child abuse, including sexual abuse, to civil authorities. If the situation involves a member of the clergy or a religious order, a seminarian, or an employee of a Catholic school, parish, the diocesan offices or other Catholic entity within the diocese, we ask that you also report the incident or suspected incident to Msgr. Joseph P. Goering at (701) 356-7945 or to Larry Bernhardt, Victim Assistance Coordinator, at (701) 356-7965 or VictimAssistanc@fargodiocese.org. For additional information about victim assistance, visit www.fargodiocese.org.

■ Search bar: Can’t find what you’re looking for? Search for information by simply typing the topic or key word into the search bar. A list of pages with pertinent information will appear.

■ Scrolling visuals: We will update these rolling photos on our home page, and in the future, ask readers to submit some of their own to feature on the website.

The new website also allows for easy access to our social media sites.

“Like” us on Facebook to jump into the conversation and check out our photos there, as well as stay updated on news and events throughout the diocese. And for updates on headline stories and events, follow us on Twitter.

Because we’d like our new site to encourage more interaction with our parishioners, please share the good news of our new website and social media tools with others.

■ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ FargoDiocese ■ Twitter: @fargodiocese As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at contact@fargodiocese.org.

Katie Bowar is the communications assistant for the Diocese of Fargo.

DIOCESE OF FARGO

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Prior to his installation as Archbishop of Denver, Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop of Fargo, made the following appointments, announcements, and/or decrees.

Reverend Richard Fineo has been granted a one-year sabbatical and will be at Holy Apostles Seminary for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Msgr. Joseph P. Goering has been granted the power to exercise within the Diocese of Fargo delegated executive power in accord with Canons 131 §1 and §2, 137 §1 and 138. He has also been granted the powers to dispense and grant permissions for marriage cases in accord with canon law and the policies of the Diocese of Fargo. This appointment is for the duration of his appointment as Moderator of the Curia or at the discretion of the Bishop.

Reverend Luke Meyer has been appointed to graduate studies for a master’s degree in education at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., beginning with the fall semester of 2012. This appointment is in addition to his current assignment as chancellor of the Diocese of Fargo.

Reverend Jude C. Okafor has been appointed administrator of St. Boniface’s Parish in Walhalla, and Sts. Nereus and Achilleus’ Parish in Neche, N.D. This appointment is effective June 27, 2012, and continues for one year.

You can aid seminarian and youth programs through charity golf event on Aug. 20 Enjoy a day of golfing by participating in the sixth annual Putt 4 a Purpose Bishop’s Charity Golf Classic on Monday, Aug. 20, at Maple River Golf Club, Mapleton. Registration begins at 10 a.m., with golf starting at 11:30 a.m.

Dinner follows and includes an awards presentation.

Proceeds from the event benefit seminarian education and youth programs throughout the Diocese of Fargo. There is still availability for entrees.

If you’d like to Putt 4 a Purpose, make a donation, or become a hole sponsor, please contact the Catholic Development Foundation, 5201 Bishops Blvd. Suite A, Fargo, ND, 58104.

More details, a printable brochure and registration form are available online at www.fargodiocese.org (click on the Putt 4 a Purpose icon), or contact Steve Schons at (701) 356-7926 or steve.schons@fargodiocese.org.

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Archbishop Chaput: Religious liberty ‘a foundational right’ Catholic News Service

Defending religious liberty is part of the bigger struggle to “convert our own hearts” and “live for God completely,” Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said July 4 in Washington at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

He delivered the homily at the Mass that brought the U.S. bishops’ “fortnight for freedom” to a close.

“The political and legal effort to defend religious liberty — as vital as it is — belongs to a much greater struggle to master and convert our own hearts, and to live for God completely, without alibis or self-delusion,” he said.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for the fortnight in March, outlining several instances of “religious liberty under attack,” including the federal contraceptive mandate. They asked dioceses to plan Masses, prayer services, educational events and other activities from June 21 to July 4.

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rchbishop Chaput began his homily with a quote from Paul Claudel, a French poet and diplomat, who once described the Christian as “a man who knows what he is doing and where he is going in a world (that) no longer (knows) the difference between good and evil, yes and no. He is like a god standing out in a crowd of invalids. . . .

He alone has liberty in a world of slaves.”

Archbishop Chaput said Claudel “spoke from a lifetime that witnessed

two world wars and the rise of atheist ideologies that murdered tens of millions of innocent people using the vocabulary of science. He knew exactly where forgetting God can lead.”

The modern indifference to morality and the growing sense of moral relativism Blessed John Paul II warned of in the 1993 encyclical “Veritatis Splendor” (“The Splendor of Truth”) can be countered with the values both Americans and Christians hold, he said.

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rawing on the day’s Gospel, Archbishop Chaput pointed to Jesus’ words: “‘Render unto Caesar those things that bear Caesar’s image, but more importantly, render unto God that which bears God's image’ — in other words, you and me. All of us.”

“The purpose of religious liberty is to create the context for true freedom,” he said. “Religious liberty is a foundational right. It’s necessary for a good society.

But it can never be sufficient for human happiness. It’s not an end in itself.”

He continued, “In the end, we defend religious liberty in order to live the deeper freedom that is discipleship in Jesus Christ. What good is religious freedom, consecrated in the law, if we don’t then use that freedom to seek God with our whole mind and soul and strength?”

Archbishop Chaput closed his homily by urging listeners to, “fulfill our duty as citizens of the United States, but much more importantly, as disciples of Jesus Christ.”

CNS photos

People listen, left, as Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, above, delivers the homily during Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington July 4, the final day of the bishops' "fortnight for freedom" campaign. The observance, which began with a June 21 Mass in Baltimore, was a two-week period of prayer, education and action on preserving religious freedom in the U.S.

He received a standing ovation from the congregation, with some in the crowd waving American flags.

At the end of the Mass, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. addressed the congregation, tasking his listeners with carrying forth the message of the “fortnight for freedom.”

Before releasing everyone to enjoy the

rest their Independence Day celebrations, Cardinal Wuerl concluded: “This call to action should not end with the ‘fortnight,’ however, and as heralds of the new evangelization, each of us is called to deepen our own appreciation of our faith, renew our confidence in its truth and be prepared to share it with others.”

National NFP Week a time to encourage awareness of gift National Natural Family Planning (NFP) week is July 22 to 29. To highlight the gift of NFP and encourage awareness, we’re sharing these NFP “bits,” courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Natural Family Planning Program.

Who can use NFP? Any married couple can use NFP! A woman need not have “regular” cycles. NFP education helps couples to fully understand their combined fertility, thereby helping them to either achieve or avoid a pregnancy. The key to the successful use of NFP is cooperation and communication between husband

and wife — a shared commitment. NFP is unique among methods of family planning because it enables its users to work with the body rather than against it. Fertility is viewed as a reality to live, not a problem to be solved. (What is NFP? NFP Program, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, see: http:// usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-andfamily/naturalfamily-planning/what-is-nfp) Wisdom from Blessed John Paul II on “the nature of marriage:” “[R]esponsible fatherhood and motherhood directly concern the moment in which a man and a

woman, uniting themselves “in one flesh,” can become parents. This is a moment of special value both for their interpersonal relationship and for their service to life: they can become parents—father and mother — by communicating life to a new human being. The two dimensions of conjugal union, the unitive and the procreative, cannot be artificially separated without damaging the deepest truth of the conjugal act itself. (John Paul II, Letter to Families, no. 12) For more information on Natural Family Planning and a listing of local instructors, visit: www.fargodiocese/NFP

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Quotable “These things that a man cannot amend in himself or in others, he ought to suffer patiently, until God order things otherwise.”

Thomas á Kempis

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As we await our new shepherd together…

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t’s been a surreal beginning in many ways.

One day, I’m standing next to Archbishop Aquila in the social hall at the Cathedral of St. Mary just after his farewell Mass. He is giving me a blessing, and a few moments later, saying quietly but with a sense of urgency, “It’s time to pack for Rome.”

the cover story. He is bent over in humility while receiving the pallium from the Holy Father. And I am bent over my computer in awe.

And here we are now, awaiting news of a new, permanent shepherd.

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ife can be so predictable at times, going along in a usual and comfortable manner for a long while. And then change happens, someThe day before, I had times too swiftly for us walked out of the ordinato fully process. Like the tion Mass and been turns and dips of a rollerstruck with the sight of coaster, the ride can be the U-haul backed up both thrilling and scary against the bishop’s resiat the same time. dence door. It’s really For many in our diohappening, I thought, cese, this has been a bitRoxane B. Salonen working my way around tersweet time of saying the large rig that would goodbye to what we have known, even transport the belongings of our outgowhile trusting that God-led change ultiing shepherd to Colorado. mately bears fruit.

Just days later, I’m in my office searchIn these interim days, the question ing online for a story on the pallium seems to be on everyone’s mind: Who Mass in Rome. As I open the first nawill our new bishop be? And yet from tional Catholic news article, I gasp to the experience of those who have been see Archbishop Aquila in the photo of in this place recently, we realize it might

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“The question seems to be on everyone’s mind: Who will our new bishop be?

And yet from the experience of those who have been in this place recently, we realize it might be a while before we know.

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be a while before we know.

Are we to experience this waiting time as a collective inhale?

It can be hard not knowing what comes next. As human beings, we like predictability. And yet there are times when life seems suspended, like now.

In such times, I try to take comfort from a visual from years ago.

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was in high school on a journey to Pennsylvania without my family.

Every moment was new and unfamiliar.

But as I looked out a window from the home of my host parents, feeling alone, I suddenly felt a strong sense of something nearby.

Oh, it’s you God. I realized in that moment that even though I had traveled hundreds of miles from the familiar,

Creating endowments: For the rich only?

“Only the rich can create endowments.”

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erhaps this thought has kept you from creating your own Catholic Development Foundation endowment fund. It might help knowing endowments are not just for those who have an abundance of financial resources. With a little planning, anyone can establish an endowment.

tax, it may be the perfect funding method for you.

3. Use tangible property. Almost anything of value — cars, boats, gems, etc. — can be sold and the proceeds can be given to the Catholic Development Foundation as way to start an endowment. Take a good look in your attic; you may find the makings of an endowment.

The ‘later’ scenario

While it may not be feasible to start an endowment now, your esThe ‘sooner’ scenario tate will likely have enough resources at your death.

Some folks prefer to establish Consider these possibilities: their endowments now so they can enjoy watching them grow 1. Use the remainder of a trust. and benefit a variety of Catholic Donors sometimes establish a trust work and programs throughout during life to provide themselves with the Diocese of Fargo. It could be ongoing income. When they are gone, your church, cemetery or even a whatever remains in the trust is disreligious education program. bursed according to instructions in the Steve Schons The beauty of an endowment trust document. This, of course, can through the Catholic Developinclude the funding of an endowment with the ment Foundation is that you have the honor of Catholic Development Foundation. Trusts are very choosing who would benefit from your generospopular as gift and estate planning tools and may ity. provide you with an excellent way to establish your endowment.

Some guidelines: 1. Use cash. Finding enough cash to launch an endowment is more the exception rather than the rule.

2. Use insurance proceeds. Do you have a life But sometimes we receive an unexpected windfall insurance policy you no longer need for protection? through an inheritance or the larger-than-expected You could sign part or all of the policy over to the proceeds from the sale of a valuable asset.

Catholic Development Foundation for the purpose of creating an endowment when you are gone.

It may also be helpful to know that Catholic Development Foundation permits a donor to fund an endowment over a period of time. Spreading cash gifts 3. Use a bequest from your will. The most popover several years may also have tax benefits for you. ular way to fund a future endowment is to earmark a portion of one's estate for this purpose. If you do decide to create an endowment through a bequest, be sure to 2. Use securities. Do you have publicly-traded talk with our planned giving director to make sure stock that is highly appreciated in value but low in your attorney uses our proper legal name and address. dividend return? Why not use this to start your endowment? Since the Catholic Development Foundation Please turn to YOU on page 15 can sell your stock without incurring a capital gains

Stewardship

God had not left me. Not only was he able and willing to move through time and space to be with me, but he would continue to be the constant, no matter how much my environment might change.

It was a moment I’ve recalled many times in my life. And I offer it to you now as we await the announcement of our new shepherd.

I can’t help but think that the last thing God wants for us now is to feel helpless, afraid and frozen. Even in this uncertainty, God remains, constant and steady. He has never left. He never will.

We cannot know everything, but if we allow this reality to settle in our souls, we can let go and trust, and in doing so, not waste a minute of all we’re to learn and do in the present.

Poetry: Catholicism and the Saints St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and one of the great fathers of the Church in the West, wrote the Confessiones (The Confessions), a spiritual autobiography, between 397 and 398. This brief passage from Book X of the Confessiones appears in the Office of Readings of the Liturgy of the Hours CNS Photo on the Memorial of St. Augustine, Aug. 28. Here it is translated directly from the Latin and set to metrical verse by North Dakota poet Tim Murphy.

Confessiones 10.27.38 Wrongly believing beauty lay without, blindly I flailed about.

How late did I begin to realize your beauty lay within.

To one deprived of sight you said Let there be light, and to my deafened ear you called, you cried! hoping that I might hear.

I thirsted, hungered, yearned.

You touched me, and I burned.

How late I came to you, Beauty ever ancient, ever new.

How late I came to you.

—after St. Augustine

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For summer, Father Gross offers Sunday Mass at Strawberry Lake

By Loretta Johnson Religion Editor, Minot Daily News

Photo by Loretta Johnson, Minot Daily News

MyKia Green, left, and CamBrey Green stand with Father James Gross at the entrance to the Butte Rural Fire District building at Strawberry Lake after Mass on July 1. The pastor at Velva and Karlsruhe presides Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day at the site he tongue-in-cheek calls “St. James by the Sea Chapel.”

The altar and chairs are set up in the back of the Butte Rural Fire District building at Strawberry Lake and are ready for Mass. It’s shortly after noon on Sunday and people are making their way to the site in all-terrain vehicles, cars and pickups.

They don’t have to cut their time at the lake short to drive to attend Mass in a church miles away. A priest comes to them to say Mass at the lake, which is about 20 miles south and a couple of miles east of Velva.

Father James Gross, pastor of St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Velva and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe, offers Mass in what he joking calls St. James by the Sea Chapel on Sundays at 12:15 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Strawberry Lake is in the Bismarck Diocese; St. Cecilia’s and Sts. Peter and Paul churches are in the Fargo Diocese.

The altar, a donation from the church Father Gross serves in Velva, is a fixture at the building.

Candles and missalettes, a shortened form of a missal published periodically for congregational use, remain in the building from week to week throughout the summer. Father Gross brings a Mass kit with him.

There is no central air but “natural air conditioning” is offered when the east and west doors to the building are opened.

“Father Ryan used to say Mass in his cabin,” Jim Abernathy said. “As more and more people attended services in his cabin, the location was changed to the bingo stand on the public beach at the lake to accommodate the growing number of worshippers.

From there the Mass location was moved to the fire department building,” Abernathy said.

“There were times that there were probably 90 to 100 people at the bingo stand,” he added.

Father Dan Mrnarevic, who was pastor of St. Cecilia in Velva at that time, continued saying Mass at the lake after Father Ryan was transferred to a parish in the western part of the state. Priests from St. Cecilia’s have continued the lakeside ministry.

Mary and Michael Littler, who used to live in Minot, now call Strawberry Lake their home. They live at the lake during the summer; winter finds them in Mesa, Ariz.

“It’s definitely a blessing to have Mass at the lake,” Mary Littler said. “Years ago when we had Mass at the bingo stand it was just beautiful to sit out in nature.”

The chairs in the loosely formed semi-circles weren’t filled on July 1. There were about 40 to 45 people in attendance.

“There weren’t that many people here today,” Richard Wobbema said. “Usually it’s packed.”

“We love father,” Sheila Green-Gerding, of Minot, said. “He takes care of us.”

Dave and Sheila’s daughters, CamBrey, who will be 4 in September, and MyKia, who will turn 6 this month, were both baptized by Father Gross in the Strawberry Lake “church.”

“I enjoy saying Mass for the people out here. I see it as a service not only to them, but for the church in the area. I am the closest resident priest to this location,” Father Gross said. He has been pastor of St. Cecilia’s in Velva and Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Karlsruhe for seven years.

“I am grateful to be able to serve the people who are primarily parishioners of other parishes during the rest of the year with this lakeside ministry.”

Reprinted with permission from Loretta Johnson, Minot Daily News.

Pack up the babies, load the car, fill the bus, bring all your friends and neighbors and come to the

56th Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairies August 12 at the Carmel of Mary Monastery 17765 78th St. S.E., Wahpeton (61⁄2 miles northwest of Wahpeton)

Schedule • Inflatable games by Eight Second Ride at 1 p.m.

• Spiritual talks beginning at 2 p.m.

• Rosary at 3:30 p.m.

• Mass at 5 p.m.

• Bountiful picnic by the Wahpeton Knights of Columbus and WAFF

Hosted by the World Apostolate of Fatima, Fargo — www.waffargo.org and www.carmelofmary.org

Pilgrims can bring written prayer requests for the Carmelite nuns to include in their petitions and a basket of garden produce or farm crops to be blessed at Mass and given to the nuns, if desired.

If you can’t go to Lourdes . . .

If you can’t travel to Fatima . . .

Come be a pilgrim on August 12 to the Our Lady of the Prairies Shrine at the Carmel of Mary Monastery!

For more information call Hank or Karen Weber at (701) 642-8755

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Living Your Strengths program offered at St. James Basilica

A century of service — Sts. Peter and Paul, McHenry

By Peggy Etzold

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in McHenry observed their centennial on June 17, commemorating 100 years of faithfulness as a Catholic parish in the Fargo Diocese. The celebration for the day began with the Sunday Holy Eucharist at the church, with Archbishop Samuel Aquila presiding, followed by a meal served in the parish center by parishioners. Centennial artifacts and Christian art items were displayed and available for sale. Pictured from left are Father Luke Meyer, Archbishop Samuel Aquila, Father Bernard Pfau and Father Lawrence Haas.

Summer faith camp set for kids 10 to 17 years Children ages 10 to 17 will learn about their faith in a fun, summertime camp setting at St. Francis Friary and St. Stanislaus Church, both in Warsaw, during several different sessions.

The camps will be hosted by Father Joseph Christensen, FMI, and the Franciscans of Mary Immaculate.

The camp for boys will be July 29 to Aug. 4, and the girls’ camp will run from Aug. 4 to 7.

The JMI Camp, or Juvenes Mariae Immaculate — Youth for Mary Immaculate — start and end with a noon Mass, and will offer kids the opportunity to learn, love and live the faith, as inspired by St. Maximilian Kolbe.

The campers will spend time exploring the Scriptures to become more familiar with the Word of God, and learn how to pray while enjoying swimming, games, sports, tubing and campfires. They’ll also experiernce the Holy Mass, Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction with Rosary, and a nightly Marian procession to the Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine before bed.

Need a ride? Call (701) 248-3020. A freewill offering will be accepted. For more information, contact Father Joseph Christensen, FMI, at St. Francis Friary, 6098 County Road 4, Minto, ND 58261, or email fmi@fmifriars.com.

Fall gala Sept. 20 for friends of Chimbote — Father Jack’s Mission Help celebrate the mission work of Father Jack Davis and Sister Peggy Byrne by attending the Friends of Chimbote gala fundraiser on Thursday, September 20, at the Ramada Plaza Crystal Ballroom, Fargo.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and reservations are required.

The event will be an opportunity to visit with Father Jack, Sister Peggy and some other surprise guests from Chimbote, experience Peruvian cuisine, and be present for the honoring of Father Phil Ackerman with the first-ever Father Jack Davis Starfish Award.

Check the Friends of Chimbote website www.friendsofchimbote.org for reservation details or call (701) 364-0162.

About a year ago we implemented the “Living Your Strengths” spiritual journey program for parishioners at St. James Basilica and the outlying parishes.

It has been a special blessing for many as they find their God-given talents through this program, which focuses on the themes of positivity, includer, developer, belief and relator.

Living Your Strengths is a wonderful gift to the people of God and to our parish communities. This resource has provided us rich food for reflection and sharing, and brings us to a deeper relationship with Christ and each other.

We’ve already completed four smallgroup sessions and will offer the next Living Your Strengths spiritual journey again in the fall. We are very grateful for the memorial gift from Ruth McKay in memory of her husband and son that provided us the money to purchase the

“This resource has provided us rich food for reflection and sharing.” books for the participants.

We are very excited to see the fruits of this ministry, as each person finds their God given talents and can embrace their gifts to strengthen their parish communities.

“You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving these commands so that you may love one another.”

— John 15:16-17 Peggy Etzold works as the development coordinator at St. James Basilica and St. John’s Academy in Jamestown.

Marian Eucharistic Congress “Do Not Abandon Me, Lord.”

Lk. 1:38

October 12, 13, 14, 2012 Fargo Civic Auditorium

SPEAKERS: Bishop David D. Kagan • Fr. Joseph Christensen, FMI • Fr. Bill Halbing Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ • Msgr. Gregory Schlesselmann • Al Barbarino • Dr. Kelly Bowring Raymond DeSouza • John Pridmore • Dr. Margarett Schlientz

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Birthdays and anniversaries

Father Snell celebrates 40 years of gift of priesthood June 22 was a momentous day for Father Roger Snell, not only some weeks ago, but 40 years ago when he was ordained to the priesthood.

To celebrate, family, brother priests and friends gathered for Mass and a special program. The celebration took place at the Manor of St. Joseph’s in Edgeley, where Father Snell has served as chaplain for the past 21 years.

Prior to this, Father Snell served as a priest at Grafton, Jamestown, Fargo (Holy Spirit), Tolna, Aneta, McHenry, Rugby, and Carrington Health Center.

The celebration called to mind the great gift of priesthood and the blessing Father Snell has been to the Church of Fargo.

Father Dale Lagodinski, currently in Wahpeton, was ordained the same day and was present as well for the celebratory event.

Share life’s milestones As a way to celebrate life and love, we encourage parishioners throughout the Diocese of Fargo to send photos of anniversaries of 60 or more years, or birthdays of 80 or more years, to New Earth, Diocese of Fargo, 5201 Bishops Blvd., Ste. A, Fargo, ND 58104-7605 or news@fargodiocese.org.

Fathers Roger Snell (l) and Dale Lagodinski (r) share space and a few laughs at Father Snell’s celebration event commemorating his 40 years as a priest. The two priests share ordination anniversaries.

Rugby couple marks 50 years of marriage

90th birthday celebrated Alma Klosterman Helm celebrated her 90th birthday on July 17. She has relatives in the Fargo and Wahpeton areas and graduated from Wahpeton High School. She currently lives in Grand Forks.

Christ Heintz and Judy Axtman were married Jan. 10, 1962, at Mount Carmel Church, Balta. He was employed by a General Motors dealership before retiring, and she at the Rugby City Hall.

The Heintzes celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7 with an open house, program and dance at Dakota Farms, Rugby.

Their children, hosts for the event, include Terry of Maple Grove, Minn.; Tammy Jobe of Fergus Falls, Minn.; Brenda Mears of West Fargo; Peggy Parker of Boca Raton, Fla.; and Michelle Muffenbier of Chanhassen, Minn.

The couple has 13 grandchildren.

Munich native, Sister Philip Zimmer, celebrates 60 years Sister Philip (Elizabeth Ann) Zimmer celebrated her 60th Jubilee on July 11 at St. Benedict’s Convent in St. Joseph, Minn.

Sister Philip was born in Munich, daughter of Peter and Hilda (Weber) Zimmer, and sibling to six brothers and seven sisters. She spent her high school years at St. Benedict’s and served as an elementary educator for 50 years, including for 17 years at St. Mary’s Indian Mission in Red Lake, Minn.

Her sisters include Margaret Haugen, Fargo; Marcella Artz, Minot; Rose Mary Steffan, Michigan, N.D.; Mary Frances Becker, Devils Lake; and Agnes Hanigan, Lincoln, Neb. Her living brother, Eugene, lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. Her deceased siblings include her sister Clara Michels and brothers Roman, Ted, Father Joseph, Alois and Michael Hoffmann. Father Joseph, a Pallotine priest, served in Dunseith for five years. Her great-nephew Steven Wirth is a seminarian.

Currently, Sister Phillip is staying active at the convent as grounds keeper and doing other tasks. She loves the outdoors all year round.

A Mass celebration will take place in Munich in September.

Walk with Christ for Life Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7 The annual diocesan Walk with Christ for Life Eucharistic procession will take place on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7, and begin at the Cathedral of St. Mary, 604 Broadway, Fargo.

The day’s events will begin at noon with Holy Mass, followed by a prayerful, peaceful procession to the state’s only abortion facility. A short prayer service will be held outside the abortion facility, then those gathered will return to the Cathedral for Benediction.

For more information, call Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or email rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org.

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Michael Haas, nephew of local priest, ordained permanent deacon in California

Michael R. Haas, a native of Lidgerwood, was ordained a permanent deacon at the Cathedral in San Jose, Calif., on May 12. He is the son of Bob and Ardeen Haas of St. Boniface Church in Lidgerwood, and a nephew of Father Lawrence Haas of Carrington. Pictured left to right: Bob and Ardeen Haas, Michael and his wife Kathleen, and Father Lawrence Haas.

Deacon Eblen presides over final diaconate training, heads into retirement During the weekend of June 1 to 3, Deacon David Eblen, with his wife Peggy, presided over the formal training of the permanent diaconate class for the last time, and thus the couple headed into their new lives of retirement.

Deacon Dave Eblen and his wife, Peggy, get ready For the past 18-plus years, Deacon to dig into cake at his recent retirement celebraDave trained, formed and brought to tion. ordination most of the deacons who currently work in the Diocese of Fargo.

Deacon Dave will continue to work He was instrumental in shaping the peras a deacon in his parish of Sts. Anne manent diaconate formation curricuand Joachim, Fargo, but will take a welllum as well as establishing and directing deserved “retirement” from directing the Education for Parish Service (EPS) EPS and diaconate formation. He was Program. hailed on his last “working weekend” with an informal tribute to his generosThe fruits of EPS graduates include ity with gifts and an ice cream cake. four young men who went on to be Enjoy your future years, Deacon Dave! priests, two women who went on to be The Fargo deacons appreciate you. religious sisters, and many laypeople who are enriching their parishes as diA special goodbye from your very last rectors of religious education, catechists, class: Neal and Patsy Schlosser and Tom liturgists, etc. and Sharon Vanorny.

Events from across our diocese Aug. 3-5 (Friday-Sunday): Maryvale Spiritual Life Center, Valley City, will host a Mother-Daughter retreat. The retreat is devoted to bringing mothers and daughters together through mutual experiences of prayer and sharing. Mass, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and scriptural prayer will be part of these days together. There will be conferences on spiritual topics. Leisure and recreational activities will also be enjoyed.

The retreat begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and ends at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Daughters must be 12 years and older. Suggested donation is $60 per person. For scheduling or more information, contact Sister Dorothy Bunce at dorothy. bunce@fargodiocese.org or call (701) 845-2864.

Aug. 4-7 (Saturday-Tuesday): Father Joseph Christensen, FMI and the Franciscans of Mary Immaculate presents: JMI Summer Camp 2012 - Youth for Mary Immaculate. Camp will take place at St. Francis Friary, Warsaw, ND, St. Stanislaus Church. See page 17.

Aug. 12 (Sunday): Join in a pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Prairies at the Carmel of Mary Monastery in Wahpeton. See story below.

Aug. 20 (Monday): Help fund seminarian education and youth programs by participating in the sixth annual Putt 4 a Purpose event at Maple River Golf Club in Mapleton. Registration begins

at 10 a.m. and ends with a banquet dinner at 5 p.m. If you'd like to Putt 4 a Purpose, please contact Steve Schons at (701) 356-7926 or email steve. schons@fargodiocese.org.

Sept. 8 (Saturday): Immaculee Ilibagiza will share her journey of faith, hope and forgiveness at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Grafton at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, and $35 at the door. To purchase tickets, contact Bev Dolan at (701) 352-1648 or bev.stjohns@midconetwork.com. For more information, visit stjohnsgraftonnd.com.

Sept. 19-21 (Wednesday-Friday): Real Presence Radio will host a 3-day fundraiser consisting of local interviews.

Oct. 11 (Thursday): Pope Benedict XVI declared that a Year of Faith will be celebrated from Oct. 11, 2012 through Nov. 24, 2013.

Oct. 12-14 (Friday-Sunday): The Marian Eucharistic Congress will be held at the Fargo Civic Memorial Auditorium. See page 18. See pages 5 and 17.

To submit events for New Earth and the diocesan website, mail them to New Earth, 5201 Bishops Blvd., Suite A, Fargo, ND 58104-7605 or email news@fargodiocese. org. The deadline for September New Earth is August 22.

Annual pilgrimage at Carmel of Mary set for Aug. 12 The 56th annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairies will be at the Carmel of Mary Monastery, 17765 78th St. S.E., Wahpeton, six and one-half miles northwest of Wahpeton, on Sunday, Aug. 12.

The event will begin at 1 p.m. with a new offering this year — children’s inflatable games by Eight Second Ride.

Starting at 2 p.m., an afternoon of prayer and reflection will begin with a spiritual talk by Father Peter Anderl, spiritual director for the World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF) - Fargo Division. Confession will be available at 3 p.m., and a rosary and WAF prayers start at 3:30 p.m., with Mass at 5 p.m. At 6 p.m., the

Knights of Columbus will serve a freewill offering meal with proceeds to be donated to the Carmelites.

Pilgrims can bring written prayer petitions for the Carmelite nuns to pray.

They may also bring a basket of goods from their harvest of garden produce or farm crops to be blessed at Mass and given to the nuns, if they choose.

In anticipation of seasonably warm weather, pilgrims also are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to sit in the shade of the trees or an umbrella or sunbonnet and some cool water to drink.

For more information, call Hank or Karen Weber at (701) 642-8755.

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St. Timothy’s quilter group presents quilts to high school graduates

Teens taking part in the 2012 Militia of the Immaculata (MI) Youth Camp in Hankinson try to feed each other pudding blindfolded while playing “The Jesus Game” on July 10.

St. Timothy’s Church in Manvel has a parish quilting group that meets on Thursday evenings throughout the year. The ladies made quilts for each of the graduates and presented them at the Baccalaureate Mass on May 20. High school graduates of 2012 include, from left, back row: Logan Ferry, Katie Ferry, Brianna Bacon and Matthew Davis; front row: Audra Hendrickson and Erik Jones with Father Bernard Schneider.

Youth called to participate in 2013 March for Life Youth in grades 9 to 12 from across the Diocese of Fargo are invited to participate in the 40th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 25, 2013.

The pilgrimage will begin in Fargo on Jan. 22 and return Jan. 27. Father Kurt Gunwall, vocation director for the Diocese of Fargo, will be the spiritual director.

In addition to participating in the March and the Vigil Mass for Life at

the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, youth will also travel to Emmitsburg, Md. to visit the Mother Seton Shrine and see the sights of Washington, D.C. The cost for the six-day pilgrimage is $825 and includes air and ground travel, lodging, meals and tour fees. Registration deadline is Oct. 22. For registration forms, call Rachelle at (701) 356-7910, or email rachelle.sauvageau@fargodio ese.org.

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Pius X

Queenship of Mary

St. Rose of Lima

St. Bartholomew

St. Louis IX

Fr. Richard Goellen

27

Strong Marriages and Families

Retired (Our Lady of Czestochowa)

St. Monica

28

Fr. Scott Giuliani SOLT

29

Faithful Catholic Singles

30

Fr. Richard Gross

31

Fr. Charles Leute OP

Fr. Chris Markman

Belcourt - Alcide

Retired

Retired

Fort Totten - Crow Hill - Tokio

Rome

St. Augustine

Martyrdom of St. John Baptist

St. Fiacre of Brie

St. Raymond Nannotus

First Martyrs Church in Rome