Holy Family
CATHEDRAL NEWS
April 2013
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Volume 18, Issue 9
The Rector’s Report Dear People of Holy Family Cathedral, As I sit down to write this letter for our Cathedral News, history is in the making. Today is the first day of the Pontificate of our new Holy Father Francis. I extend to him our warmest greetings and prayers. Not only have we experienced an historic moment in the resignation of Benedict XVI but now the election of a man from South America, history in the making.
BISHOP EDWARD SLATTERY CELEBRATED A MASS AT HOLY FAMILY ON THE DAY OF POPE FRANCIS’ INAUGURATION.
Identification Statement: The Cathedral News Issue 9 April 2013 (USPS 022-729) is published 10 x per year (monthly, except for June and July) by Holy Family Cathedral at 122 W 8th St., Tulsa OK 74119-1402. Periodicals postage paid at Tulsa, OK. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CATHEDRAL NEWS, PO BOX 3204, Tulsa, OK 74101-3204.
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We have chosen to open our
Year of Celebration on the Sunday following Easter with a 10:00 a.m. Mass, followed by a reception in the basement.
We, as a parish, also are opening our year in celebra-
High Mass in the traditional manner. We will celebrate
tion of our own history. Our beloved Cathedral cele-
this Mass in the same manner as it would have been
brates its 99th birthday on April 1, 2013. One hundred
celebrated in 1913. We therefore open our year of cele-
years ago this square block between 8th and 9th, Boul-
bration acknowledging our great history as well as the
der and Cheyenne was being prepared for the founda-
history of the Church. The Mass will be followed with a
tions of the parish church that was to become Holy
reception in the “basement of the Church” which has
Family Cathedral. Horses and mules pulled the dirt
become known as the Monsignor Heiring Auditorium.
from this square block in the wagons of parishioners to prepare the ground for the foundations of the new
The year of Celebration will conclude on May 4,
church. The parishioners themselves shoveled the dirt
2014. The actual date, April 1, falls on the third Sunday
onto their wagons. Our foundations are set in the love
of Lent and May 4 is the first opportunity to have an
and dedication of a very strong and faithful people who
appropriate celebration. I am looking forward to this
erected a Domus Domine, a House of the Lord.
year and the many events our Centennial Committee is planning for our commemoration.
April 1, 2013 falls on the Monday after Easter and therefore during the Octave of Easter. We have chosen
May the Lord bless and protect our new Holy Father
to open our Year of Celebration on the Sunday follow-
Francis as he begins his pontificate and may he like-
ing Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. We will open the year
wise bless us as we commemorate and celebrate our
in a very special way with the celebration of a Solemn
Domus Domine, our beloved Holy Family Cathedral.
Peace and Blessings,
Msgr. Gregory A. Gier, Rector Deadlines: The Cathedral News is published at the end of the month with the goal of arriving in parishioners’ mailboxes during the first week of the next month. Please make submissions by the 20th of the month to mikemalcom@gmail.com or to “Cathedral News,” PO Box 3204, Tulsa, OK 74101.
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Notes from the Knighstand Thank you!
Thanks to everyone in the parish who worked hard to make this year’s Lent a spiritually productive time for all of us.
Thanks to our clergy: Monsignor Gier, Father Grant, Deacons Mattox, Gorman, Sartorius, Sousa, and Stice for leading us in prayer, especially at the Stations of the Cross.
BY
MARTIN REIDY
He came from Buenos Aires to cast his holy vote little did he know he was to be our Pope! We wish him well and blessings for with what he must cope as to this man called Francis we bring our yearning hope!
At first he is a puzzleso much like our Christ and as you recall He also paid a price!
They say he rides the bus and cooks his daily fare eschews the cross of gold for one of Christ laid bare!
For humility is a virtue that the world does not accept we pray that he will not change as he's as good as we can get!
Thanks to the parish organizations that cooked meatless dinners on Fridays of Lent: the Women’s Club, Holy Family Cathedral School, the RCIA Ministry team, the Youth Group, and the Knights of Columbus.
Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for screening a religious movie for us on Lenten Fridays.
Thanks to the RCIA Ministry team for preparing those who will be Baptized, Confirmed and Received into the Church.
Thanks to the Lectors, Servers, Sacristans, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and everyone who exercises a ministry at Mass.
The news of the moment is that,
at the time of this writing that an
We have a Pope! - and what a
accompanying article page-wise to
Pope! He is possessed of so many
extolling Francis I was one indicat-
fresh qualities that it is difficult to
ing that physicists have indeed
say which first is first! So, I will
found the elusive "God particle" -
leave to the readers of this tome to
the Higgs bosun. Perhaps
decide and categorize their own
the "God particle" has been found
respective list. We, for our part in
in more ways than one!
the Council, in all humility say, “Welcome, Francis! May God be Thanks to everyone who volunteered to do work in the Cathedral to make Holy Week prayerful.
with you in His mission!” On a somewhat ironic note it was noticed in a recent publication
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It is our hope that you had or will have a Happy and Blessed Easter! Pax!
Ceremony of Light at the Easter Vigil = New Life BY THE
RCIA MINISTRY TEAM
Holy Family congratulates and welcomes those who were Baptized, Confirmed, and Received into the Church at Easter.
Those Baptized Maury Blair Will Hammack Amanda Hardy Melody Hurley Hong Le Michael McGee Kimberly Moore-Waite Mary Mulford Susan Travis Alexander Waite Zachary Waite Chelsey Watkins
Another successful RCIA process has now created neophytes, “new branches,” who will grow in faith with the rest of the congregation in our parish. Those who were to be baptized sat in the front pews while all the others in the congregation gathered outside the entrance of the church around the new Easter candle as it was blessed and lit from the new fire. Then all processed in, each lighting his/her candle from the new Easter flame. The unbaptized, sitting in the dark, watched in awe as these flames multiplied and filled the Cathedral. After the dramatic readings of God’s communication to mankind, their turn came to be washed in the newly-blessed baptismal water, don white garments and receive their personal Easter candle. During this time before Easter, many of the Elect had been attending the 10:00 Mass, sitting in the
3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays they were prayed over in the Scrutinies. After these sessions, they received frameable prints of the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed. It was a busy time those last few weeks as we gathered baptismal records, had individual interviews and confirmed data on the official records.
Those Received into Full Communion Kathleen Banas Eston Blair Jordana Caturegli Lauren Dove Michael Goforth Suzanne Hanna Euell Hanna, Jr. Danny Hughtower Bethany Jarvis Christy Jones Andrew Rosa Carolyn Roy Anna Rywelski Addison Tipton Recil Travis
The samples shown here are certificates the new Catholics receive, and all this information becomes official records in the church, available to access for future sacraments. Please join us in celebrating our newest Catholic family members. Be sure to invite them to join in parish activities and help them feel at home in our parish.
Those Confirmed Baily Beard OxziAna Herbert Heather Leitch Rosemary Lovoi Lennon Luckadoo Amanda Nieves William Ryan Jacyntha Sterling Chloe Wade Lauren Wire Amy Wright Turner Wright
reserved section in front. On the 5
G.K. Chesterton Lectures
Mr. Dale Ahlquist, an internationally recognized authority on G. K. Chesterton, will present lectures at Oral Roberts University on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 •
2:50 pm - The Influence of G. K. Chesterton on C.S. Lewis GC 5112
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7:00 pm – Chesterton and the Christian Imagination GC 4114
Mr. Ahlquist will give another lecture at the Parish of St. Bernard of Clairvaux on Thursday, April 4, 2013 •
7:00 pm An Introduction to G. K. Chesterton Room G-8
Photo: Dave Crenshaw, EOC
Solemn Vespers at the Cathedral
All lectures are open to the public.
On the last Sunday of each month, Bishop Slattery gathers the people of the diocese together to celebrate solemn Vespers at the Cathedral. With psalms, readings and prayers taken from the Scriptures, solemn Vespers are sung in the context of Eucharistic Adoration. Benediction closes the service. Everyone is encouraged to join the Bishop at 6:30 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month.
The Women’s Club is grateful to everyone who made this year’s Garage Sale a success, especially B.D. Tidmore and Quantum Electric, Deacon Tom Gorman, the Knights of Columbus, and the Cathedral Women’s Club.
Helping to do God’s work Holy Family’s Outreach Committee invites you to join us in our efforts to assist Tulsa area individuals and families in desperate need. Please consider joining our team of dedicated volunteers and help allocate the resources graciously provided by Holy Family parish community, with a time commitment of only one (1) hour a week on average. HFC’s Outreach Committee can put your time and talents to much-needed use, in a style and manner that fits your personal strengths, schedule, and way of accomplishing things. Interested? Please call Don or Anne at 583-0330 and let us provide you with more information and candid insight about HFC’s Outreach Committee. We hope that you will decide to help us continue doing God’s work in Tulsa.
The St. Philip Neri Catholic Newman Center at the University of Tulsa is eagerly anticipating the annual St. Philip Neri Society Dinner on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. This year’s dinner will honor Mr. Robert LaFortune, former mayor of Tulsa. Celebrate with a reception, inspiring and entertaining student speakers, a fabulous dinner and a live auction. Call the Newman Center at 918599-0204 for more information.
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Upcoming Events and Activities Deacon Jerry Mattox’s Bible Study
PM at the German American Society
July 1-5. Cost is $200. Scholarships
Class resumes Thursday, April 11 at
Center at 1429 Terrace Drive (15th
from Holy Family are available.
7:00 p.m. in the Halpine Room.
and S. Lewis Avenue), Tulsa. This
Download a registration form from
Catholic Q&A will allow anyone to
dioceseoftulsayouth.org
The 55+ Luncheon is 1 PM Wednes-
ask questions about the faith to a
day April 10 at Spaghetti Warehouse,
panel of Catholic apologists: Mother
Christ is awaiting your visit at Saint
221 East Brady Street, Tulsa. RSVP
Miriam of the Lamb of God; Dr.
John’s Adoration Chapel of Peace.
Don Karecki, 918-633-0508.
Sebastian Carnazzo, professor of
We need adorers. Only one hour per
Greek and Scripture; Mr. John Mar-
week. Call Diana at 918-596-7661 or
Dinner & a Movie: The Knights of
tignoni, host of EWTN's OpenLine
Tony at 918-594-5295 ext. 4170.
Columbus sponsor a pot luck dinner
radio program; and Dr. Mark Discher,
God will bless you and your family.
and the showing of a full length
professor at the College of St. Mary
Catholic or Christian movie on the
Magdalen. Fr. Jack Gleason will
It is difficult to understand the
first Friday of the month. The pot
moderate the event.
trauma of being a widow unless one
luck dinner starts around 6:30 p.m.
experiences the loneliness of the
and the movie begins around 7 p.m.
In anticipation and preparation of the
death of a husband and the anxiety
The kitchen area is open before the
upcoming campaign for People with
of starting over alone. Stand in the
5:05 p.m. Mass for anyone wishing
Intellectual Disabilities, the Knights
Gap has a process of prayer and
to drop off their dish before Mass.
of Columbus is sponsoring a field
support for widows who wish to
trip on Saturday, April 13 to The Cen-
meet together in a small group
The Junior High Youth Conference is
ter of Family Love in Okarche. CFL
structure. For more information,
Saturday, April 27 1:00-9:00 p.m. at
will be the recipient of this fundrais-
please contact Sister Mary Clare
Bishop Kelley High School. Cost is
ing campaign . This facility in
Buthod, O.S.B., sistermc@sitgm.org
$35. Register at dioceseoftulsay-
Okarche was founded and is sup-
or 918-585-6112.
outh.org
ported by the Knights and is home to 110 disabled individuals. We will
At every weekend Mass, we pray for
Youth Trip to Frontier City: Go to
leave following the 8 a.m. Mass and
the sick as part of our Intentions. To
Frontier City in Oklahoma City on
return to the Cathedral parking lot by
get a name on the sick list, all you
Wednesday, June 5. Cost is $35 for
3:30 p.m. This is open to any parish-
need to do is call the parish office
bus transportation and for a ticket to
ioner, young and old alike, and there
and request a name to be placed on
the park. Bring money for food and
will be car pooling available. For
the list. Please designate a length of
drinks. The trip is open to 6th-12th
more information contact Paul at
time that the name should be on the
graders. See the parish website for
2702@yahoo.com
list. Please keep us updated as to the
details: HolyFamilyCathedralParish.com
status of the person for whom we Do you have summer plans for your
are praying and/or leave a phone
kids? Consider Catholic Summer
number for which we can check a
The Diocese of Tulsa is proud to
Camp. The Diocese of Tulsa is offer-
person’s status. We need your assis-
host a question and answer session
ing two sessions: Junior High week:
tance in this.
on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 1:00
June 24-28; and High School week:
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Holy Family Cathedral PO Box 3204 Tulsa, OK 74101-3204
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