Holy Family
CATHEDRAL NEWS February 2014
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Volume 19, Issue 7
World Marriage Day: February 9 Knights provide meals to the hungry HFCS plans Auction and restores Club 130 More Black Legends
Fr. Louis: Reflection on World Marriage Day, February 9 BY REV. LOUIS OBIRIEZE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR, HOLY FAMILY CATHEDRAL
May the Peace and love of Christ be with you. We present to you
trust, openness, inter and intra personal relationship and genuine
the February 2014 edition of your favorite news bulletin Holy Family
spirit of communion. My experience at Holy Family has taught me
Cathedral News. It is loaded with invaluable general information that
more of the universality of the Church, oneness and the beauty of
will engage your minds.
Church tradition. I just feel at home.
As the year 2014 progresses, Christ has called us to follow Him, to
Celebrating the National Marriage week and the World Marriage
be witnesses. It involves making difficult decisions and choices and
Day in this month of February, the Holy Mother Church encourages
going through difficult situations at times. Trusting God to meet the
us to celebrate the gift of family and marriage, to affirm and support
necessary life challenges - and continuing to follow him no matter
both the engaged and the married couples. Understanding Mar-
what - is not an easy path to follow. It is our prayer that the grace to
riage: It is imperative to note that marriage is not a human invention
follow him till the end shall rest on you.
but purely Divine. Seeing our parishioners every Sunday coming to
Looking back to the past five months serving as associate at the Holy family has being a thing of joy filled with pastoral experience. Each of us has been called by God in various ways and to different assignments. We are called by God through Holy Family as parishioners. We are called to be servants. To whatever form of life, profession or vocation God has called you, is an effective action of
“My experience at Holy Family has taught me more of the universality of the Church, oneness and the beauty of Church tradition. I just feel at home.”
witnessing that chooses God rather than Caesar,
Mass as a family and participating in the Eucharistic celebration reminds us that marriage is a unique relationship of indissoluble bond that reflects the relation between God and His people. It is incontrovertible on the ontological and theological level that marriage is a natural institution willed by God, and a sacrament between a man and a woman. Through the reciprocal giving of self which is proper and exclusive to them, the man and woman
that renders service and vocational love rather than wealth. It brings
(husband and wife) tend towards the communion of their being, by
success in creative fidelity to God, to our vocation, profession and to
which they perfect each other in other to collaborate with God in the
our life in the world. We must pray if we want to succeed, just as
generation and education of new lives. As an effort to strengthen
Mary the Mother of Jesus patiently and prayerfully waited on the
individual marriages, reduce the rate of divorce and build a stronger
Lord.
culture of marriage, Pope Benedict (xvi) in his address to Latin and
Holy Family is a family animated by ecclesial communion – a
Caribbean bishops advised that “no effort is therefore wasted in
genuine community of faith with communal dimension rooted in the
promoting anything that can help to ensure that each family founded
reality of the Church as one, where faith, culture and life are brought
on the indissoluble union between a man and a woman accom-
into harmony. As one family characteristically marked by mutual (Continued on page 6)
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Notes from the Knighstand: BY MARTIN REIDY
VALENTINE In my failing sin for bearingyet these sins could not part My soul from His grasp and caring, Enclosed within His wounded Heart!
It has been noted in various previous Newsletters that these cost figures include the styrofoam plates, plastic ware, and napkins. Food items include a meat item (except in March) as the main serving, a vegetable, bread/bun/rolls as appropriate, dessert, beverage (ice tea or
So, again, He comes to say: “I am yours and you are mine For I tell you on this day You are, indeed, My Valentine!”
fruit ade), and five gallons of milk for breakfast the following morning. It also includes cocoa mix for cocoa served by the Council Saturday mornings in cold weather which is usually from mid October to May 1st
Happy Candlemas , everyone! This approbation is given as a token apology in place of the missed New Year’s salutation last month due to my column being superceded by more informative Council announcements. However, Candlemas (February2nd) does bring to an official end the Christmas season with, in former times, the Presentation of the Child Jesus, in the Temple and which was also known as the Purification of the Virgin though in celebration the Purification often preceded the Presentation, at times, by one day. This/these ritual(s) were proscribed by the Jewish Law which you may peruse in various areas of the Old Testament at your convenience. Candlemas, as you may recall from last year’s February column, evolved as a Blessing of the (beeswax) Candles for use in the coming year from the prayer of Simeon in the presence of Anna the Prophetess,“…to be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of Thy people Israel”. (Luke 2:29-32) So, if you have any beeswax candles you want blessed February 2nd was the day to have it done!
though not the two gallons of milk which are a private donation by a Knight. We do have a monthly volunteer who provides the vegetable item which saves the Council approximately $360/year. The above cost figures include exceptional costs for the Easter and Christmas dinners which, reflective of their seasonal holidays, range upward to $3.00/$3.50/ person even with donated food items. We do our best to parallel our purchases of food items with sales at local grocery outlets and, in most instances, free of sales tax. We feel that we have been most judicious at being responsible stewards for the various funds/monies collected from the parish and individual donors. We are especially proud to announce that we were recipients of an award of $1,000 toward our Dinner project by a local entity this past year. It is our hope that we can maintain your trust and confidence relative to this project in the coming year of 2014. We currently have a balance of funds in the amount of $1,955.63 to which the Council will contribute $500 to allow a total dollar amount available as follows: $2,455.63. This funding should allow us to continue the Dinner project on a sound basis and negates, hopefully, a request of
Also in remiss was the annual income and expenditures regarding the Homeless Monthly Dinner project initiated with funds collected from the parish members at a special collection in, I believe, late November of 2012, for the year 2013 and to which the Council promised an annual report. But fear not for it is here set forth for your perusal and, hopefully, approval. Thus it is as follows:
funding from the parish at least until 2015.
Believe it or not there is a Lenten season - It is just that it does not begin until the 5th of March! Now, I imagine that you are formulating a penitential reading list and were it not yet completed I would care to recommend for your consideration two small perusals by (Rev.) Henri J.M. Nouwen (now deceased). Those of you familiar with Fr. Nouwen
INCOME:
will readily recognize his name and fame, and if you are one who is not
Parish collection of 11-25-2012:
$2,829.00
Council Contribution:
500.00
Miscellaneous contributions: 2012/2013:$ 335/$1,185.53:
Total: 1,520.53
Totals: 12-31-13 Parish, Council, & Miscellaneous Contributions:
$4,849.53
cognizant of him his prolog may be found in his many books. The two I put forth thusly are The Return of the Prodigal Son (1992), and Show Me the Way (1992). The former concerns itself with an interpretation of Rembrandt’s painting by Fr. Nouwen on love, sin, and forgiveness while the latter is a daily perambulation beginning on Ash Wednesday and
EXPENSES: Monthly dinner expenses for 2012/2013: $590.15/2,303.75:
culminating on Holy Saturday. Each book is 140 pages in length and just Total:
Number of meals prepared/served monthly:
$2,893.90 125
Number of months: October, 2012 –December 2013:
15
Average cost of meal/person: 15 X 125 = 1,875 meals; $2,893.90 / 1,875 =
$1.54 each
perfect for taking along with you to the Adoration Chapel at St. John. (Parking is free and readily available with the best time to go being be(Continued on page 6)
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‘Knight of a Thousand Stars auction benefits HFCS Holy Family parishioners are invited to come enjoy the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame on February 22 during the 2014 Holy Family Cathedral School Annual Dinner and Auction. Featuring the theme “Knight of a Thousand Stars,” the event begins at 6 p.m. and includes live jazz music, cocktails, gourmet dinner, and bidding on silent and live auction items. Live auction items this year will STUART AND PRINCIPAL LESLIE SOUTHERLAND
include vacation getaways, golf in-home
phase
“celebrity dinners.” One such spe-
of the new
outings, Event listing
and
private
cial evening to be offered is dinner
Knight of a Thousand Stars Dinner and annual auction to benefit Holy Family Cathedral School February 22 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 6 p.m. Jazz reception 7 p.m. Dinner Featuring jazz reception, cocktails, gourmet dinner, silent and live auction, gift baskets Cocktail attire Tickets $75 Table sponsorships available Contact:
• Amy Wright 918-630-5358 • Leslie Southerland 918-582-0444
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playground.
for 10 with Archbishop Beltran and Monsignor Gier, to be prepared by Chef Scott Sherill of Ludger’s.
“In 2013 we raised enough money to complete the renovation and resurfacing of our exist-
This is the largest fundraiser of the year
ing playground. We currently need just over
to benefit Holy Family Cathedral School. All
$80,000.00 to complete the All Sports Court
proceeds from the dinner and auction go
which will offer our students the opportu-
directly to the school to assist with curricu-
nity to play basketball, soccer, volleyball
lum, classroom and library furnishings,
and other net sports during P.E. and at re-
technology and stewardship of school
cess,” Mrs. Southerland said.
property. Principal Leslie Southerland said improvements will help the school achieve
The auction theme Knight of a Thousand
its goal of earning the prestigious Blue Rib-
Stars celebrates the generations of stu-
bon status.
dents educated at Holy Family, where students “Enter to Learn and Exit to Lead.”
“Holy Family is out to prove that we can
Auction attendees will be treated to a video
be a Blue Ribbon School of excellence, a
presentation highlighting students and
school that ranks nationally in the top 15
teachers, and a special message about the
percent of all schools in the nation in read-
school’s mission and current needs.
ing and mathematics,” Southerland said. Tickets are $75 per person. Table sponPrincipal Southerland has outlined other
sorships are available. For tickets or for
areas of need, to include textbooks, ex-
more information, call Auction chairwoman
panded tutoring and speech services, addi-
Amy Wright 918-630-5350 or Principal Leslie
tional technology including more Prome-
Southerland 918-582-0422.
thean boards in classrooms, and the next
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy
the building; and replace the aging and
tributed to replacing the roof of the
Family Cathedral School,
broken stair treads for the building entry-
school, replacing carpeting in many of
way. Our budget for maintenance last
our classrooms, and replacing our stair
In the last year we have worked tire-
year was $60,000.00, and we have spent
treads.
lessly to provide teachers with the mate-
that money and more without beginning
rials and resources they need to offer
to address the following major issues:
to revitalize the Club 130 program. As
each student at our school the greatest opportunity for success. To that end we have committed resources to acquiring
It is for this reason that we would like
•The interior of the building has not been
Pope John Paul II noted:
painted in over 10 years;
early childhood materials such as tricy-
•The windows of the school have no ef-
cles, dramatic play materials, and build-
fective caulking, leading to interior
continue their tradition of
ing blocks; we have replaced seriously
leaking and water damage;
commitment to the education
outdated and worn curriculum materials
•The brickwork on the building needs
for students throughout the building in
tuck pointing in several places;
“Catholic institutions should
of the poor in spite of the financial burdens involved.”
reading, language arts, and social studies
•The tile flooring on the lower level of the
and we are working to raise funds to up-
school is in dire need of replace-
date our existing mathematics and sci-
ment, with associated existing floor
ited funds. However, we ask that you
ence textbooks; and we have expanded
removal and leveling to insure dura-
consider making a pledge of $25, $50,
the number of technological resources
bility of new flooring;
$100 or $500 dollars per month. Pledges
available to our students. We were able to provide these materials with funding from a number of private foundation grants and through the generous bequest of a former parishioner. In addition to our programming needs, operating our school requires significant
•The fencing on our playground and in our parking lot needs to be replaced; •Over half of our HVAC units are at the end of their useful life; and •Our playground requires major renova-
made through this important program would insure that there is a ready supply of money available to cover required maintenance to the school. Every dollar you contribute will free resources that
tions to meet the needs of our di-
can then be used for programming and
verse population, especially in the
for educating deserving students who
absence of a gymnasium.
otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to attend Holy Family Cathedral School.
expenditures for the maintenance and repair of our beloved building. Unfortu-
We recognize that you also have lim-
In 2008, then principal, Jay Leutke-
nately, this type of funding cannot be
meyer, established Club 130. The program
Please help us continue our mission to
acquired through grant writing. While we
sought to establish an operational ex-
make a quality, Catholic education avail-
have made significant strides toward
pense fund of $390,000.00 to cover the on-
able to all children.
generating operating revenue to cover
going maintenance needs of the school.
these expenses, just in the past year we
Originally, 130 parishioners and friends of
have had to replace two HVAC units and
the school were asked to make an annual
make major repairs to four other units;
pledge of $1,000 to the fund for a period
make major repairs to our fire suppres-
of 3 years. The Club 130 program was
sion system; complete the re-roofing of
instrumental in raising the funds that con-
Yours in Christ,
Leslie Southerland, Principal
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Fr. Louis: World Marriage Day
ing, followed by an increase in media apostolate for marriage and family the marriage and family will manifest to all people the savior’s
(Continued from page 2)
living presence in the world, and the genuine nature of the church.
plishes its mission of being a living cell of society, a nursery of vir-
As we celebrate this year’s World Day of marriage, we encour-
tue, a school of constructive and peaceful coexistence, an instru-
age you to make God the center of your marriage because without
ment of harmony and a privileged environment in which human life
standing by God you cannot stand. Unless the Lord builds the house,
is welcomed and protected”. Therefore strong marriage and family
its builders labor in vain. Pray for and with one another and for your
benefit the society in many ways.
marital bond. May this celebration serve you with opportunity to
Marriage and family in our contemporary society have lots of challenges. The challenges come as a result of broken marriages,
have an in-depth reflection on your marriage and family. May you find in one another a source of mutual support and encouragement.
divorce, infidelity, lack of genuine love, addictions and distortion in
As we celebrated Catholic Schools week, Holy Family Cathedral
some behavioral pattern etc. The secular life of today in its attempt
School stands out in its moral, ethical and spiritual development of
to redefine marriage and family has embraced lifestyles which are
our children to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals
incompatible with the sacrament of marriage and the Christian faith.
his transforming love and truth which is fundamental goal of educa-
Pope Francis affirms that in the culture of relativism and ephemeral,
tion. The cathedral school with credit to the Rector of the cathedral
it is very important to reaffirm the family which remains the essential
and the principal of the school has a reputation of providing an envi-
cell of society and the church. The family is the foundation of coex-
ronment which enables our children to build and deepen their rela-
istence and a remedy against social fragmentation. We are chal-
tionship with God and foster an academic culture aimed at the pur-
lenged in our parish to provide remedies that would make for a good
suit of truth and growth in virtue. With your support, Holy family will
pastoral care for marriage and family, especially to those who are in
continue through Catholic education to promote human and spiritual
marital crisis.
development of our children.
If we pay more attention to family catechesis and prayer life of the family, with a renewed parental commitment for child upbring-
Martin Reidy: Notes from the Knightstand (Continued from page 3)
tween 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. –and I speak from experience on this!) Now, for those who have remained with me in this narrative Mardi Gras is coming your way on Saturday, March 1st. in Heiring Hall. It is a group effort of the Holy Family Women’s Club and the Knights of Columbus so we urge you to make an effort to come and enjoy the “Luzanna” cooking of Michael and Kathleen Davis, refreshments, live music (don’t know the name of the band!), and prizes for the best costume! So, come on down and enjoy yourselves. Tickets are on sale at the Cathedral entrances on Sundays and at the door on the 1st.
So with that we say adieu and hope we find you in our hearts anew, may your month be ever so kind, and may you be found in the heart of your Valentine! Happy Valentine’s Day to Everyone!
Pax!
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As I thank you for your support it is our prayer that God will continue to bless you in this month of February.
Upcoming Events and Activities 55 + Club will meet at Kilkenny's Irish Pub (1413
Dinner & a Movie: The Knights of Columbus
Learn more about the Catholic Faith. RCIA classes
East 15th Street) on February 12 at 1:00. Free parking
sponsor a pot luck dinner and the showing of a full
are held every Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 in the
is available behind the restaurant. RSVP to Richard
length Catholic or Christian movie on the first Friday
Halpine Room. The primary purpose is to bring non-
and Martha Martin, 918-445-0119.
of the month. The pot luck dinner starts around 6:30
Catholics into the Church, but anyone may attend
p.m. and the movie begins around 7 p.m. The
including Catholics who are interested in specific
The Women's Club and the Tulsa Council of Catholic
kitchen area is open before the 5:05 p.m. Mass for
topics.
Women are having a fundraiser, selling one dollar
anyone wishing to drop off their dish before Mass. Deacon Jerry Mattox’s Bible Study Class meets
tickets for a chance at a $250 gift card from QuikTrip. QuikTrip The drawing will be in May, and all
You are cordially invited to attend a Knight of a
every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Halpine Room.
proceeds go to support the Priests Retirement Fund,
Thousand Stars Dinner and annual auction to
for our local chapter, or to our diocese. Tickets are
benefit Holy Family Cathedral School on Feb. 22,
The Cathedral Women’s Club is collecting items for
available for sale now. Ask a Women’s Club
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 6 p.m. Reception, 7
our annual Garage Sale next Spring. Contact Ann
member for more information.
p.m. Dinner. Evening to feature jazz reception,
Owen, 918-748-9419, or Helga Gorman, 918–636-0860
cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, gourmet dinner, silent
to arrange pickup.
Learn more about the Catholic Faith. RCIA classes
and live auction, gift baskets. Cocktail attire. Tickets
are held every Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 in the
$75, Sponsorships available for tables of 10.
On the last Sunday of each month, Bishop Slattery
Halpine Room. The primary purpose is to bring non-
Contact: Amy Wright (918) 630-5358, Leslie
gathers the people of the diocese together to
Catholics into the Church, but anyone may attend
Southerland (918) 582-0444.
celebrate solemn Vespers at the Cathedral at 6:30 p.m.
including Catholics who are interested in specific topics. This week’s topic is The Liturgical Year. Year
You asked for more talks on controversial subjects in Catholic history. But you’re also supposed to be allowed a summer vacation. So, between now and summer, there’s time for four more monthly sessions. That's not enough time to deal with all the subjects you’ve asked about, but as many as possible will be addressed. Here’s the schedule: • Tuesday, February 25: The Church, the Jews and the Nazis • Tuesday, March 11: The Catholics and the Orthodox • Tuesday, April 29: The Reformation • Tuesday, May 27: The Church in the Modern World Bring your friends, including ex-Catholics, non-Catholics, and anti-Catholics. Questions, comments and arguments are welcome. Questions which will be addressed in the first two sessions include the following: February 25: The Church, the Jews and the Nazis. Since Jesus was a Jew, when and how did we become “Catholic“? Has the Catholic Church been anti-Semitic? Has the Catholic Church been pro-Fascist? How about the Lateran Treaty between the Vatican and Mussolini? Why did Catholics support Franco? What role did Catholics play in the rise of the Nazis? Was Pope Pius XII "soft" on Hitler? What was Church policy during the World Wars? Did Vatican II change Church teaching about Judaism? March ll: The Catholics and the Orthodox. What caused the split between the Catholics and the Orthodox? How do Catholicism and Orthodoxy compare today? What’s the difference between our Mass and their Divine Liturgy? Where do Catholics who aren’t "Roman" (like Maronites and Byzantines) fit in? When did "Roman" Catholic priests become celibate—»and why is celibacy still expected of (most of) them today? All sessions will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., downstairs in the Heiring Auditorium. 7
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1980S PHOTO EXHIBIT IN THE AUDITORIUM VISIT THE AUDITORIUM AFTER MASS TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE CHURCH, THE CLERGY, AND THE PEOPLE OF HOLY FAMILY.
Haec Est Domus Domini: Celebrating 100 Years April 5, 2014: Immortality Set to Music: A Concert by the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus May 3, 2014: Cathedral Centennial Gala: dinner, ballroom dancing, live entertainment, and a viewing of a documentary of the history of our parish May 4, 2014: Centennial Mass celebrated by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran, and Bishop Edward J. Slattery