Anglicans to be welcomed into Church
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VISION TheNew
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
Volume IV - Number XII
November 2009 • $15 per year • Tucson, Arizona
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Diocese forms ‘flu response plan’ Recommendations offered to parishes, organizations By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision
The New Vision photo by Bern Zovistoski
Pat Arnell with a finely crafted miniature display at The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson.
Thinking small – in a big way
By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision
Pat Arnell describes herself as “just a kid who never grew up,” but the sign outside her small office door says: “Chief.” In fact she is both, as the brainchild behind one of the most unique museums to be found anywhere in the country – The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson. The museum, at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Rd., is a dream come true for Pat, along with her husband Walter, and a source of joy and awe for visitors young and old. Housed in a state-of-the-art 15,560-square-foot building constructed specifically for the display of miniatures, the museum is designed to provide a cultural and educational atmosphere for the preservation and display of antique and contemporary miniatures.
And it even has a mysterious fairy named Caitlin, who greets visitors at the door and then appears in various displays, tempting the kids to find her. The thousands of tiny items on display, along with more than 150 houses and other structures, were collected by Pat gradually over the years since she was a child in the 1930s. Pat and Walter, a retired college professor, moved to Tucson from Hawaii in 1979 and became members of St. Cyril of Alexandria Parish. Pat said she found miniature stores in Tucson and soon discovered “whole groups of collectors” and she began to not only collect but to make miniatures. As their home became filled with miniatures, Pat said, Walter was “not too enthused” about it. So they constructed a small building on the property to house and display them. Visitors came by and praised the See MUSEUM, page 12
A comprehensive plan to deal with a potential widespread outbreak of H1N1 flu has been drawn up by the Diocese of Tucson “to provide guidance” to parishes and other diocesan entities. The recommended actions were devised by a specially appointed “health and welfare committee” based on information provided by the Centers for Disease Control, local health authorities and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Citing “considerable concern regarding the possibility of a widespread pandemic of the H1N1 virus,” the committee’s recommendations have been offered to parishes, affiliated church organizations and the Bishop Moreno Pastoral Center. The H1N1 virus, also known as “Swine Flu,” causes symptoms that include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuff y nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, and some may experience vomiting and diarrhea. Some people at “high risk,” according to the Centers for Disease Control, are people 65 or older, children under five, pregnant women and anyone with certain chronic medical conditions. The virus is spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing, the committee noted, and infections can also be spread by touching a surface or an object that contains flu virus and then touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes. See FLU, page 8
On
the Path to
Priesthood
See the first in a series of articles by seminarians on how and why they’ve chosen the path to priesthood in the Diocese of Tucson. -Page 9