Growing missions
mission / 19 brought into Church
At Easter Vigils around the country, more than 37,000 people joined the Catholic Church, an increase of nearly 7,000 over 2018 according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The bishops’ report cites data from 85 of the nearly 200 dioceses in the country. Two groups of people are initiated into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Catechumens are those who had never been baptized. Candidates are those who were baptized in another Christian tradition, but are received fully into the Catholic faith. In Glenmary’s 10 mission parishes, 19 people entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. The national numbers include reports from large archdioceses, like Los Angeles, which welcomed nearly 2,500, and smaller mission dioceses like the Diocese of Savannah, Ga., home to two Glenmary missions, which welcomed 311. Other dioceses where Glenmary serves—Nashville, Knoxville, and Raleigh—were not included in the bishops’ report.
Glenmary wins big at Flying Pig
awar ene ss / Local running event promotes vocation awareness Glenmary novice and avid runner Antonio Marchi ran his best time, leaving
2,972 runners behind as he won first place in the 2019 Flying Pig Marathon Tri-State Running Co. 5K race on Saturday, May 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He ran the 3.1 mile distance in 15 minutes, 14 seconds.
He also was part of a relay team with fellow student Josiah Kimani,
and Glenmary coworkers Wilmar Zabala (vocation counselor) and Rachel Wamsley (assistant development director) that placed third in a field of
252 teams. About 30 Glenmarians, coworkers and friends ran or walked in the 5K or other events in a weekend that has become a national draw for marathon runners.
“As I ran past the thousands of people who lined the entire 26 mile
route, once in a while someone would shout, ‘Go Glenmary!’” Wamsley said. “I felt as if we were introducing people to our Home Mission effort.”
Glenmary participated in the 2019 event to build awareness and sup-
port for missionary vocations. Anyone who walked, ran, or donated to
the effort was encouraged to pray for missionary vocations in the United States. Participants wore special t-shirts promoting home mission work and engaged other walkers and runners about how Glenmary serves in rural America.
ABOVE: Team Glenmary after the 5K. From left: Erick Orandi, Father Dan Dorsey, Antonio Marchi, Brother David Henley, Willy Kyagulanyi and Father Chet Artysiewicz. LEFT: Glenmary Father Vic Subb poses with new members of the church.
Summer 2019
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