January 14, 2005 by Catholic San Francisco

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Newborns share a bed while pregnant women lie on the floor in an overcrowded ward at the Karapitiya hospital near Galle, Sri Lanka, Jan. 9. The hospital has been struggling to cope after a nearby maternity clinic was severely damaged in the Indian Ocean tsunamis.

Tsunamis add pain to region already hit by millions of displaced people By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – Even before destructive tsunamis hit countries in South and Southeast Asia two weeks ago, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and other countries in the region already had several million people living as refugees. With the world’s attention now focused on aiding survivors of one of the most widespread natural disasters in recent history, refugee assistance organizations are concerned about protecting vulnerable populations of people, including millions who had been displaced from their homes since long before December, and groups such as orphaned children. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which serves as a global clearinghouse for the protection and resettlement of refugees, has taken the unprecedented step of jumping into disaster relief after the tsunamis. The organization’s mandate is to aid refugees, defined as people who have fled their home countries due to war or persecution. The UNHCR has never before handled a major relief operation in response to a natural disaster.

“The enormity of this crisis requires all of us to contribute our expertise and resources,” said a statement from Janet Lim, director of the agency’s Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. “UNHCR has long experience in Somalia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, so it is logical for us to use our knowledge, means and expertise to help.” But while the U.N. agency said it would not divert resources from its primary refugee activities, Anastasia Brown, director of refugee programs for Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said “the main concern of everybody on the ground there is disaster relief. Our main concern is to maintain protection for people who were not in the disaster.” “We’re thrilled there’s been such a terrific response to the tsunami,” said Brown. But she noted that the countries hardest hit by the tsunamis were providing refuge already to hundreds of thousands of refugees. As of the end of 2003, the most recent year for which figures were available, Thailand was hosting more than 400,000 refugees, most from neighboring Laos and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. India had more

than 300,000 refugees from Sri Lanka, China, Myanmar, Afghanistan and other countries. Within Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Myanmar, another 2 million to 4 million people were considered “internally displaced” — still living in their own countries but forced by violence or persecution to live away from their homes, often in tent camps. The Committee for Refugees and Immigrants said the tsunamis once again displaced some of those refugees, including a group of 1,000 Sri Lankans living in a Christian missionary hostel in India’s Tamil Nadu state who were safely evacuated. Besides causing the deaths of at least 150,000 people in 11 countries, the tsunamis obliterated the homes of hundreds of thousands more, and destroyed the sources of employment for many. Estimates of the number of people displaced by the disaster ran into the millions. The International Catholic Migration Commission, which represents 172 church-run organizations in 65 TSUNAMI, page 4

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On The Where You Live by Tom Burke

Presidents of Catholic Marin Breakfast Club with Bishop Carlos Sevilla at group’s 10th anniversary meeting in November. From left, Mack Miller; current prez, John X. Loughran, Wayne Batmale, Bishop Sevilla, Denis Ragan, Ed Tarrant, Wally Sheehan. Former president Dave Dawson was unavailable for the photo.

Richard M. Cabrera accepts the prized Ozanam Service Medallion from San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John Wester and Ed Watson, president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County.

The new digs will not be the same without Marge Ward, a “friend to all” who retired from her Chancery receptionist post at the end of the year. Marge has been a “first impression” of the Church for almost 20 years starting at the “old digs” on Church St. and for the last several years at the new Peter Yorke Way address. “I’ve loved every minute of it,” she told me while taking some final calls at her desk in the Pastoral Center’s front lobby just before the Christmas break. Marge and her husband, Joe, a retired City firefighter, took their vows at St. Emydius Church on September 19, 1959. Marge Ward For the last “many, many years” they have been members of St. Finn Barr’s. The good news is that Marge will be back “in a relief capacity” at least several days during the year!!!…Prayers please for the continued recovery of Father Kieran McCormick now undergoing treat-

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ment for lymphoma and his brother Msgr. Mickey McCormick with the Frank Brennan Award of the St. Vincent de Paul who has recently undergone heart by-pass surgery. Father Society of San Francisco in November. The honorees are “both Kieran, former pastor of St. James, San Francisco; St. very active in the community,” SVDP said. “Bill and Jeanne have Timothy, San Mateo and St. Charles in San Carlos, was continued their faithful support of the St Vincent de Paul Society ordained in 1964 and lives now at Serra Clergy House, 455 W. over many years. We are honoring a very worthy couple.” Jeanne 20th Ave., San Mateo 94403. Msgr. Mickey, former pastor of is a graduate of the much missed and revered St. Rose Academy St. John of God, Good Shepherd and Mission Dolores, where and Bill is an alum of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. he currently resides, was ordained in 1958. The Mission Dolores Both hold undergraduate degrees from USF. The award’s nameaddress is 3321 16th St., San sake, Frank Brennan, found refuge in Francisco, 94114….“All in all it was the works of SVDP as a young man one of our best meetings ever,” said and later was among its principal supDenis Ragan of the Catholic Marin porters. He died in 2003…. The St. Breakfast Club on the occasion of Vincent de Paul Society of San the group’s 10th anniversary in Mateo County held its annual awards November. Guest speaker was brunch November 6. Recognized Yakima Bishop Carlos A. Sevilla, with the group’s highest honor – The S.J., who, as an auxiliary Bishop of Ozanam Service Medallion - were San Francisco, was CMBC’s first Richard M. Cabrera, Gretchen L. speaker 10 years ago. Denis, Wayne Lott and Deborah Payne. Additional Batmale and Jim Mahoney are the honors were presented to individuals Jeanne and Bill Barulich group’s founding members. Board including Presentation Sister Ita members have included Nick Allen, Sandy Hufford, Sharon Cleary, Sister Julie O’Neill, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Leveque, Veronica MacDonald, Christine Mibach, Jan Virgin Mary, Jodi Weidler, Tricia Reilly, Graciela Guerrero, Pasha, Jack Purl, Judy Stranzl, Joyce Thornton, Barry Tyler Turdici, Jim and Anne Allio, Paul Trahan, Joan Wester, and the late Marianne Lashua. Chaplains have includ- Lopiccolo, Carolynn Ghiorso, Blanche Sanchez; Judy King ed Father Al Vucinovich, pastor, St. Catherine of Siena in and Barbara Penner. In San Mateo County more than 1,000 Burlingame, Father Tom Parenti, pastor, St. Brendan’s in San men and women serve in the society as members or volunteers Francisco, and Father Ken Westray, pastor, St. Sebastian’s in to its many programs….It only takes a moment to let us know Greenbrae where CMBC is based. According to Denis, more about a birthday, anniversary, special achievement, or special than 60 people attended the first meeting in 1994 with many happening in your life. Just jot down the basics and send with a attending the recent milestone meeting which hosted more than follow-up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, double that number. During the club’s first decade speakers One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. You can also fax to have included six bishops, five judges, four college presidents, (415) 614-5633 or e-mail, do not send attachments - except phopolitical heavyweights, and entertainers..…Jeanne and Bill tos and those in jpeg please - to tburke@catholic-sf.org. You Barulich of Our Lady of Angels in Burlingame were honored can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634.

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Old St. Mary’s begins year of celebration to mark 150 years in San Francisco San Francisco’s Old Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception kicked off a year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary with a Christmas Eve Mass celebrated by Archbishop William J. Levada and Paulist Father Charles Kullman, pastor. The celebration recalled the Christmas Eve Mass at which San Francisco’s first archbishop, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, dedicated this first cathedral in the new state of California 150 years ago. Archbishop Alemany dedicated the church to Our Lady under the title of the Immaculate Conception just 16 days after Pope Pius IX formally defined the doctrine making his cathedral the first church in the world so dedicated. The building was designed by architects William Craine and Thomas England to resemble a gothic church in Alemany’s Spanish hometown. When completed, Alemany’s cathedral was the largest brick building in San Francisco and was the seat of a bishop whose territory stretched from San Jose to the Oregon Border and including all of the territory north of the Colorado River and west of the Rockies. San Francisco underwent rapid changes during its early years and by 1881, Archbishop Alemany felt that the area around St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception was no longer suitable for a cathedral. Alemany purchased property for a new cathedral on Van Ness and O’Farrell, but it would be up to his successor, Archbishop Patrick Riordan, to oversee its construction. When Riordan dedicated the new Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in 1891, the original Cathedral became a parish church thereafter known as Old St. Mary’s. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in

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Archbishop William J. Levada celebrates Mass at Old St. Mary’s Dec. 24 marking the 150th anniversary of the church’s dedication by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany as San Francisco’s first cathedral and the first cathedral in California.

1894, Archbishop Riordan entrusted Old St. Mary’s to the care of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (Paulists) who have administered the parish and its many outreach programs and ministries for 110 years. The walls of Old St. Mary’s survived the 1906 earthquake, but its roof and interior were burnt out by the subsequent fire. A renovated Old St. Mary’s was rededicated by Archbishop Riordan in 1909. The age, beauty and central role of Old St. Mary’s in San Francisco life is recognized by its designation as the City’s second Registered Historical Landmark, behind only Mission Dolores. The ministry of the Paulist Fathers has always responded to the changing landscape of San Francisco, from establish-

ing a mission to poor Chinese near the turn of the 20th century to its current care of a congregation composed of many tourists and weekday parishioners from downtown financial district businesses. That care involves numerous ministries including the Paulist Center Bookstore, Adult Education Classes, popular weekday Masses and confessions, several 12-step programs, and outreach to those returning to the practice of the faith or inquiring about it for the first time. Old Saint Mary’s also has hosted a popular free noontime concert series which will begin again February 1 running the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 12:30 p.m. A four day series of events honoring Old St. Mary’s history and celebrating its anniversary is scheduled to begin

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January 20. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, will be signing copies of her latest book, The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions, on Jan. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in the Paulist Center Bookstore at 614 Grant Avenue. On Jan. 21, Old St. Mary’s will celebrate “My Other Parish Day,” recognizing the parish’s special relationship with business and neighborhood communities. After a noontime celebration Mass, the event proceeds with 12:45 p.m. remarks by San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and special honors for San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong who is an alumna of the Paulists’ St. Mary’s Chinese School. That is followed by a 1:00 p.m. “Taste of OLD SAINT MARY’S, page 5

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Local Catholics respond to tsunami suffering To help ease the suffering caused by the recent tsunami in South Asia, parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco were asked by Archbishop William J. Levada to take special collections at weekend Masses commemorating the Feast of the Epiphany January 1 and 2. “Of course, our prayers accompany our charitable outreach to the countless thousands who are reeling under the enormity of this catastrophe,” said Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester in a letter to parishes on behalf of Archbishop Levada December 28. “This weekend as we celebrate the manifestation of Christ, the Light of Nations, it is fitting that we follow the example of the Magi and give honor and praise to the newborn Christ child by our generous response to this appeal.” Proceeds are being handled locally by the Development Office of the Archdiocese and ultimately will be shared by way of Catholic Relief Services. “As you know, CRS has outposts in almost all the areas afflicted by this recent tragedy and is noted for its ability to get donations right where they are most needed,” Bishop Wester said. The first return for the collection was $23,000 from St. Gregory Parish in San Mateo. “Based on St. Gregory’s, I’d say the collection shows enormous promise,” said Deacon John Norris, Director of Development. “It is a clear indication that Catholics of the Archdiocese will be generous as they always are.” “This is the largest special collection in the history of our parish and it delights me that our parishioners have responded so generously to this event of enormous human suffering,” said Msgr. Robert McElroy, St. Gregory pastor. “It shows us that we are all part of one human family.” With additional contributions made Dec. 8-9, the St. Gregory total giving had risen to $34,000. Deacon Norris said anyone who missed the collection should still make their contribution through their parish. “Make the check out to your parish with South Asia Relief on the memo line,” Deacon Norris said. “Your parish will forward the funds to this office. You can also make the check payable to the Archdiocese and mail it to South Asia Relief, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.” Residents and staff of Nazareth House have already collected and sent $5,700 to Catholic Relief Services for tsunami relief.

“As soon as we heard about it we put up a big jar and Sister Rose Hoye, our administrator said she’d match whatever we collected,” said Agnes De Patta, a 50-year parishioner of St. Rita Parish in Fairfax who has lived at Nazareth House for the last 18 months. “We collected more than $2,000 in just a week.” Nazareth House, a residence for the elderly in San Rafael, is a work of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth. A concert featuring the professional voices of the St. Vincent de Paul Parish choir will be performed for the benefit of tsunami relief January 15, at 7 p.m. in the Cow Hollow church. “At the request of one of our section leaders, these singers and some of their friends have volunteered their services to produce a concert for Tsunami Relief efforts,” said Steven Meyer, choir director. “These are excellent musicians and the concert should be a very enjoyable experience.” The audience can look forward to selections that will include favorites from opera, musical theater, sacred hymns and songs such as Pie Jesu, La Donne e Mobile, and Danny Boy. Among the artists performing are Krista Wigle, David Taft Kekeuwa, J. Raymond Meyers, Jane Hammett, Christa Pfeiffer, Rasvan Georgescu, Aimee Puentes. “The suggested donation is $20 per person but any generosity is invited and any offering is appreciated,” Mr. Meyer said. St. Vincent de Paul Church is at the corner of Steiner and Green St. in San Francisco. On the one month anniversary of the tsunami, January 26, St. Dominic Church with St. Mary’s Cathedral and area churches including Grace Cathedral, St. Mark’s Lutheran, and Calvary Presbyterian will hold an Interfaith Prayer Service at St. Dominic’s at 7:30 p.m. “Clergy and lay leaders of these congregations will come together for an evening of Christian reflection upon the tragedy,” said Stedman Matthew of St. Dominic’s. “We will pray for those who have died and those left in need, especially the children, as well as those of generous hearts and hands who have responded to this occasion of immense need.” “This tragedy raises so many questions in our hearts and it is crucial that we allow Christ to speak to those questions as we reflect upon them,” said Dominican Father Xavier Lavagetto, pastor of St. Dominic’s. The church is located at 2390 Bush St. at Steiner in San Francisco.

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Indonesia was focusing on how to protect children who are vulnerable to traffickers. Meanwhile, as news coverage stirred people around the world to offer to adopt orphans, several countries in the disaster zone emphasized that they have strict laws against foreign adoptions and that they were hoping to place orphans with relatives in their home countries. The number of new orphans after the tsunamis “pales in comparison” to the number of children with no known relatives who are living in the world’s refugee camps, said Mark Franken, director of MRS for the U.S. bishops. He told of visiting refugee camps in Thailand last year that house 6,000 children from Myanmar who are classified as “unaccompanied minors.” “These kids are becoming adults, they’ve been there so

■ Continued from cover countries, is focusing its post-tsunami efforts on what it calls “extremely vulnerable individuals,” including those with physical or mental illnesses, unaccompanied elderly people or minors and extremely poor elderly and children. In early January, amid reports of a surge in trafficking in children for slavery, governments in the tsunami-affected countries said they were taking steps to prevent the kidnapping of children who were orphaned or separated from their families. Brown said the Catholic Migration Commission staff in

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Nuncio says God shares people’s pain By Tracy Early NEW YORK (CNS) — People who lost loved ones in the tsunamis that struck Asia and Africa Dec. 26 may not be able to find answers to the question of why, but they can find “a kind of solution,” stated Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations. He said the solution could be found in seeing that “God’s plan for us also leads him to share our pain and to assume our human sufferings in order to transform them.” Archbishop Migliore was celebrant and homilist for a memorial Mass for tsunami victims Jan. 10 at Holy Family Church in New York. Archbishop Migliore said the journey of faith “coincides with the journey of solidarity and love for your neighbor and of human society.” “It won’t be words or answers or explanations that will reawaken the light in the eyes of the afflicted,” he said. Rather, he said, it will be the capacity to transform pain “into life, creativity and love, in the footsteps of the one who preceded us on this journey through his own life, death and Resurrection.”

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Dr. Kamal Peiris tries to comfort tsunami survivor Sudharmika Kumari at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Jan. 1. Kumari lost her only child in the Dec. 26 tsunamis. She and hundreds of others left homeless by the disaster were living in the church until transitional housing can be constructed.

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Catholic parents seek public school funds By George P. Matysek Jr. PARKVILLE, Md. (CNS) — In what several lawmakers called the most impressive legislative lobbying effort they have ever seen, thousands of nonpublic school families gathered at 16 Catholic schools throughout Maryland Jan. 6 to urge their representatives to support $6 million in state funding for a textbook and technology loan program. They also urged their lawmakers to extend an existing public schoolteacher tax credit to certified nonpublic schoolteachers to help them maintain or enhance their certification status. At St. Ursula School in Parkville, more than 800 parents crammed into the gymnasium to tell lawmakers why the funding is needed. Robert J. Kemmery, executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, told parents that the Governor values the contributions nonpublic schools make to the state. The Republican governor supports “level funding” of the textbook and technology program, he said. “The governor and the lieutenant governor are very respectful of the important role nonpublic schools play in this state,” Kemmery said. Started in 2001, the textbook and technology loan program provides nonreligious textbooks and computer hardware and

software on a loan basis to students attending nonpublic schools. State Delegate John G. Trueschler, a Baltimore County Republican, said the annual deluge of letters and e-mails from parents makes a big difference in convincing lawmakers to support funding. “For some legislators, ‘private’ (school) is some kind of terrible word,” Trueschler said. “I ask for your prayers for those folks. They have to have a change of heart.” “Some people in Annapolis think we are rich, rich people,” said Delegate Joseph “Sonny” Minnick, a Baltimore County Democrat. “They don’t realize the sacrifices we make to send our children to nonpublic schools.” State Sen. Katherine A. Klausmeier, a Baltimore County Democrat, described herself as a “nonbeliever” until she started talking with nonpublic school parents and attending forums. She is now a strong supporter of the funding program. According to the Maryland Federation of Catholic School Families, nonpublic schools save state taxpayers $1.3 billion in per-pupil expenditures. “I choose not to send my children to public schools,” said Christine Weaver, who has two children in Catholic schools, “yet my tax money is still supporting public education. What we’re asking for is just a drop in the bucket.”

Old Saint Mary’s . . . ■ Continued from page 3 San Francisco” luncheon with food by the California Culinary Academy and wine from Buena Vista Winery. An Old St. Mary’s birthday celebration will begin at 2:00 p.m. which includes raffle. This event is free, but tickets are required by visiting the Paulist Center Bookstore or calling 415-228-3800. A Gala Celebration of Old St. Mary’s 150th Anniversary begins on Saturday, Jan. 22 with 5:00 p.m. Mass offered by Archbishop William J. Levada. That is followed by a sold-out Gala Dinner Celebration, however, all are invited to a 9:00 p.m. concert by the New Century Chamber Orchestra followed by Champagne and Dessert. Cost for the concert and dessert is $50 and tickets are available by visiting Old St. Mary’s, the Paulist Center or calling New Century Chamber Orchestra at 415-357-1111. The Gala Celebration is in honor of the Paulist Fathers and Catherine Farreley Sullivan and is also held in memory of deceased longtime parishioner and benefactor Alberta Brasati. Catherine Sullivan was the wife of 19th century Irish businessman John Sullivan who donated the property for Old St. Mary’s. According to pastor Fr. Charles

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St. Paul of the Shipwreck Mass honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Gospel Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday Jan. 16 at San Francisco’s St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church will honor the memory of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Former pastor Father Jim Goode will speak on the theme, “The Dream still lives: Somebody ought to tell it.” Father Goode is a Conventual Franciscan priest and a noted preacher and evangelist. Current pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish, Conventual Franciscan Father John Heinz, said the parish’s annual celebration has been extended to include the entire archdiocese. A reception will follow the 10:30 a.m. Gospel Mass in the Parish Center. The church is located at Third Street and Jamestown Avenue in San Francisco. For more information, call the church office at (415) 468-3434. Kullman, Catherine is being honored at this event, because Sullivan family records indicate that the property was in fact part of Catherine’s dowry. The final event is a carnival day for parishioners and the community including games, music, raffle, blessing of the Sesquicentennial Tree and barbecue lunch provided by California Culinary Academy and Buena Vista Winery on Sunday, Jan. 23. The day begins with 11:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius C. Wang and Fr. Kullman as homilist. The four day series of events is intended in part to raise funds for Old St. Mary’s significant seismic retrofit and renovation costs according to Fr. Kullman. The events have been underwritten by generous donors, so all donations and proceeds will go toward Old. St. Mary’s remaining $8 million in planned retrofit and renovation which includes $2.1 million to retrofit the church tower and $1.2 million for required fire safety and disability access upgrades. Old St. Mary’s has already completed $7 million in major seismic upgrading due to the requirement of building codes passed following the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. For more information on Old St. Mary’s Sesquicentennial events or to support their retrofit and renovation campaign, visit website www.oldsaintmarys.org or call 415-288-3800.

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Father Gerald Brown Rector at St. Patrick’s Seminary speaks of new evangelization challenges By Patrick Joyce Responding to Pope John Paul II’s call for a “new evangelization” and developing priests who share the pope’s eagerness to dialogue with the world are top priorities for Sulpician Father Gerald Brown, rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park. “One of the great challenges for today’s seminaries is how to come to terms with the kind of evangelization that is needed in contemporary times,” Father Brown said. “How do we tap into the hunger that’s there and, at the same time, encourage the value of coming together as church?” Those are questions Pope John Paul works to answer on the world stage, he said. “The pope is willing to talk to anyone, provided it leads to progress together. He prays with the Buddhists, the Hindus and other religions. He speaks at the United Nations about the dignity of the human person. He uses language people can understand. He’s trying to bring them a step further in facing the issues of the day.” “He’s had a profound impact on today’s culture. He tries to generate mutual understanding, but that doesn’t mean that he has no convictions. He’s one of the most committed people in modern time. We need leaders like that. Many of our local bishops have that spirit. It’s not easy to be in that level of leadership these days. It takes courage and a willingness to suffer.” At St. Patrick’s, Father Brown is on a mission not only to help future priests follow the pope’s lead but to follow it himself. Seminary leaders must learn new ways of reaching out to people, many of them young and even older adults, who may have vocations, not only to the priesthood but also to the religious life and lay ministry, he stated. “A lot of people in this generation are looking for something very meaningful in their lives,” Father Brown said. “They’re searching. They want to stand for something, they want to make good, healthy decisions. Sometimes they feel let down by the previous generation for not passing on a strong set of values and a rationale for living well.” “The question is: how do we create opportunities for people in those age groups to reflect on the possibility of a vocation, how do we tap into their lives at that moment when they’re about ready to make a major life decision?” “The task for the Church, and for all of us, is to find out where these folks are and how to make contact with them. There aren’t many structures we can plug into. We do well with people as they prepare for Communion and Confirmation but then what happens to them after that? We have lost many young adults. We have to find a way of reaching out, because many of them are concerned about questions of faith and the meaning of life.” Candidates for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s generally range in age from the late 20s to their 50s. “They come because they have had this hunger but also because of the people they have encountered – intensely committed Catholic lay people or priests or religious. Very often a really solid priest who is interested in conversation recognizes the potential of a person and asks the right questions.” Many of the seminarians have had those experiences but Father Brown asks: “What about all the others who aren’t here, simply because nobody knows where to find them?” Finding these vocations is the first challenge but certainly not the last for the seminary. It must develop programs that match the needs of students who arrive later in life. “The older students come with tremendous experience,” Father Brown noted. “The danger is to deal with

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them as if they were just beginning students. We’ve had to learn how to benefit from their experience. We need to take that into account, in the classroom and spiritual direction and counseling and in our academic program.” “The same can be said for candidates who come from other countries such as Mexico and other Latin countries, Vietnam, the Philippines, the Pacific Rim and other Asian countries and from Africa. This is a great strength – a blessing to have international students,” Father Brown said. “A few of them have family members here but many are leaving their families. There’s a sense of promise in coming to the United States, but often they come because of a strong missionary impulse.” With students from other countries, adaptation is a two-way street. Not only must students learn to deal with a different culture, but “We who are the host culture need to understand what makes us distinct as a culture,” Father Brown says. “How do we transmit that knowledge so the international student can be effective here. We also need to be open to learning from the experience of other cultures.” Diversity needs to be a reality in the faculty and staff as well as the student body. “All of us have to understand how to learn from each other and how not to offend, which we can do quite by accident. We all need to learn how to meet the needs of various cultures. For many it means learning English. For the English speaking it means learning Spanish because that’s a major need in California. Of special importance is the need for men and women on the faculty and staff who them-

selves represent the diversity of cultures at the seminary, including the deaf community.” In addition, the seminary emphasizes the need for priests to collaborate with lay people and permanent deacons. “All of us must work together, with mutual respect, to bring the gospel to people. Each of us needs to know what responsibilities belong to our ministry. How do priests provide spiritual leadership today? These are big questions we are working hard on here.” “There are ten times as many people studying for fulltime lay ministry in the church than there are seminarians,” Father Brown said. “On the graduate level in the United States there are 3,500 seminarians and 35,000 lay people. And of course the number of permanent deacons is growing.” Money is another fact of seminary life. Nationally, seminaries are struggling under the burden of rising costs and smaller student bodies. “The numbers of candidates, although somewhat steady now, is still declining a bit,” Father Brown said. “Whether you have 20 students or 200 students, you have to have a faculty large enough to do a decent job in the various subject areas.” “At St. Patrick’s we’re holding our own,” Father Brown said. “Our endowment keeps us going. As for enrollment, our numbers are not too bad but we could do better. We have a solid faculty. If we had more numbers we would add faculty.” “When I started this work as a Sulpician 40 years ago,” he said, “we didn’t have development directors. Now you have to have development offices with major fund raising. Now seminary rectors have to spend a good deal of time at that kind of work. We see ourselves here for the long haul but it’s taking a lot of energy to maintain and keep on top of new needs ministerially.” “Preaching has always been taught at seminaries,” said Father Brown, “but the need for good preaching has heightened. When you survey lay people they often say they wish they had a better quality of preaching. Years ago they wouldn’t have thought of saying that. Now people more and more are coming not just to celebrate Eucharist together and build community but, in a special way, also to be fed with inspiration and motivation and a deeper understanding of the scriptures. When they don’t get that in a particular parish, they find themselves looking around for a place where they can get it. It would be better if all of our priests coming out of the seminary had good preaching skills.” Father Brown has been impressed with the spirit of the community at St. Patrick’s. “Seminarians show a tremendous willingness to volunteer, to take initiative and responsibility, to work to integrate a total community of many cultures and different ages and different ways of thinking,” he stated.. “We have quite a balanced faculty. They are good role models. You need good role modeling to turn out a good priest. Our staff members also have quite an influence. Our lay faculty and staff witness well with their dedicated lives. That has an influence on the training of a good priest. We know the saying: ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’ It takes a diversity of folks to train a priest.” For many years, St. Patrick’s has enjoyed “a solid academic reputation.” At the same time, Father Brown pointed out, human, spiritual and pastoral formation FATHER BROWN, page 7

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Local Catholic groups plan execution vigils Donald Beardslee is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at San Quentin State Prison, barring an unlikely last minute clemency by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ten death row inmates have been executed by the State of California since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978. Catholics and others wishing to make a prayerful witness for life and against the death penalty are invited to participate in a number of vigils at parishes throughout the archdiocese. The vigils are all on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 18. A 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Jesuit Father Joseph Eagan followed by Eucharistic Adoration at St. Sebastian Church in Greenbrae. A prayer vigil will be held at St. Matthias in the meeting room near the rectory garage at 7:30 p.m. Deacon George Salinger who has worked as a chaplain at San Quentin will give a reflection. A San Francisco vigil is tentatively scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at St. Dominic Church at Bush and Steiner Streets. The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael also invite concerned Marin residents to join them for a vigil of prayer and reflection from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Dominican Sisters’ Center, in San Rafael. Carpooling will be available at 10:30 p.m. for those who wish to participate in the vigil at San Quentin Prison.

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Father Brown . . . ■ Continued from page 6 also are top priorities. “We teach human formation skills. What does it mean to be a really solid human being? How does one develop a spiritual life that will sustain one through a life of ministry? Do I pray? Do I prepare well for sacramental life of the Church? How do I sustain myself as a priest? Do I have support systems that make it possible for me to be effective and happy?” The formation program at the seminary offers oneon-one spiritual direction and mentoring, as well as a pastoral year that gives seminarians a chance to test their vocation and develop pastoral skills working at a parish or in another ministry in their home dioceses. “The Holy Father in his document after the synod on priestly formation said the first level, the ground floor of formation is human formation. You have to have a good human being, a solid human person capable of growing humanly, before you can have a good priest. He talks about human formation, spiritual formation, intellectual formation and pastoral formation. Those four pillars make up the guideposts for the seminarian. “The biggest challenge is to learn to integrate all of that into one’s person, so we don’t have somebody who

is intellectual one minute, then pastoral another minute. One has to be spiritual in everything and the intellectual life has to help change what it means to be human and spiritual. All those things work together. Seminarians – and all of us – have to learn the skill of integrating. That is not easy.” “In ministry and priestly leadership we have to be very good at asking the right questions and engaging in the right kind of dialogue so that people gain deeper insight into where God is calling them. In communications, we talk about ‘stopping’ behavior. If you don’t get stopped, you’re not going to have communication. How do we get people to stop long enough to really reflect and to talk together?” He added, “In our society today, we don’t see a tremendous opportunity for people just to talk to each other about fundamental belief – or lack of it. We talk in sound bites. As we saw in the election campaign, we are willing to condemn each other but unwilling to engage the ideas of each other.” Father Brown said, “Some of the conflicts in the Church have to do with a lack of willingness – in liberals and conservatives alike – to listen to the other. We all have something to teach each other. We all have something to learn. Unless we are willing to listen and then to share our own convictions honestly, we will never come together.”

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School of Pastoral Leadership now the “Catholic Studies Institute” David McCutchen The School of Pastoral Leadership began offering classes in the fall of 1995, and since that time, more than 4,000 students have attended its various offerings in theology, and lay leadership and ministry. Since its inauguration, the school has had four directors: Father David Pettingill, who currently oversees the formation of candidates for the Permanent Diaconate, and serves as Secretary to the Priests’ Personnel Board; Father Kenneth Weare, now serving as Administrator of St. Rita Church in Fairfax; Father Michael Barber, S.J., now teaching theology at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park; and myself as of the fall of 2001. Originally founded to provide training in lay leadership in the parish, the structure of SPL also proved to be quite conducive to adult faith formation. Many lay adults desire to deepen their understanding of Catholicism, but are not necessarily intending to pursue parish leadership positions. Over the years, the program naturally evolved in order to serve both groups of students: those pursuing training in lay ministry, as well as those desiring simply to study their Catholic Faith for its own sake, and learn how to apply it in their daily lives. In order for the program’s name to more accurately reflect its current state of development, as well as encompass any future developments, the School of Pastoral Leadership now is called the Catholic Studies Institute. As for the immediate future of the Catholic Studies Institute, we will continue to offer our courses in Catholic theology and lay ministry. As well, beginning in September of 2005, we will begin two new certificate programs: an Archdiocesan Certificate in Theological Studies, and an Archdiocesan Certificate in Theology and Lay Ministry. The first two years of the curriculum will be the same for both certificate programs, and will consist of an in-depth, systematic, and practical formation in Sacred Scripture and Catholic theology. In the third year, students will choose an area of concentration: either further biblical and theological studies, or course work and training specific to lay ecclesial ministry. A solid foundation in Biblical theology, the documents of Vatican II and other key documents, Catholic ecclesiology, and the mission of the laity will be some of the hallmarks of the course of studies of the new Certificate programs. As well, retreats will be sponsored each year to provide opportunities for students to deepen their roots in the Catholic spiritual tradition. Of course, as in the past, one will not have to be pursuing an Archdiocesan Certificate to take many of our courses — but we will encourage students to consider completing an entire program for the best formation. And those that do complete one of the new Certificate programs will receive a formation rivaling some collegelevel degree programs — at a small fraction of the cost! For more information, contact the Catholic Studies Institute at 415-614-5546, or visit our new website to be launched in January 2005, www.catholicstudies.org.

Msgr. Arcamo named Episcopal Vicar for Filipinos Archbishop William J. Levada has appointed Msgr. Floro Arcamo Episcopal Vicar for Filipinos. Msgr. Arcamo will continue as pastor of Star of the Sea Parish in San Francisco where he has served since 2002. Msgr. Floro “I am apprehensive but happy to work for the Filipinos,” Arcamo Msgr. Arcamo said from his second floor office in the Pastoral Center. “I always wanted to help and now I can. I am grateful and overwhelmed by the Archbishop’s confidence in me.” Msgr. Arcamo will serve as representative of the Archbishop to the Filipino people in the Archdiocese. Among his other responsibilities is reaching out and ministering to Filipino priests and deacons, especially in issues that need an understanding of Filipino spirituality, church life, culture and practices. A native of the Province of Bohol in the Philippines, Msgr. Arcamo was ordained there in 1965 and began service in the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1976. He comes from a family of 10 children with all but two of his siblings living in the United States in locations including Sunnyvale and Orlando, Florida. He is former pastor of St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco and St. Mark Parish in Belmont.

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Monstrance blessed by pope to be used in vocations drive WASHINGTON (CNS) — During 2005, U.S. and Canadian parishes will be able to display a monstrance blessed by Pope John Paul II to stimulate prayers for vocations, said Father Edward J. Burns, executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation. The aim is to send the monstrance to different dioceses to promote prayer services built around adoration of the consecrated host, he said. A monstrance is an exposition case and stand used to display the Eucharist for adoration. “The official kickoff will be Jan. 12 in the middle of vocations awareness week,” Father Burns told Catholic News Service Jan. 3. On Jan. 12 the monstrance is scheduled to be used during a day of eucharistic adoration at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, with a closing Mass celebrated by Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Vocations. After that the monstrance will go to Chicago for a Jan. 14-16 gathering sponsored by Serra International, a Catholic organization promoting vocations to religious and priestly life, said Father Burns. Plans for the rest of the year have not been finalized yet to give bishops time to request the presence of the monstrance in their dioceses, said Father Burns. His office and Serra International are organizing the tour. Also involved in promoting the tour is the Legionaries of Christ, a religious order of priests. The monstrance was given to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by the Vatican which is promoting eucharistic adorations and expositions as a way of praying for vocations during the 2004-05 Year of the Eucharist declared by the pope, said Father Burns.

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PRIESTS FOR THE FUTURE You haven’t chosen me. I have chosen you.” “Tu no me has elegido. Yo te he elegido a ti.”

PRIESTS FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE

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God, our Father, In Your love and providence, You call each of us to a more holy and abundant life. We pray for our young people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Open their hearts and minds to know the vocation You have planned for them from all eternity. If they are being invited to follow You as a priest, Brother, or Sister, give them a generous heart to respond to Your challenging call and the strength to follow wherever You lead them. May families desire to please You by encouraging and supporting vocations within their homes. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd. Amen

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Please complete this form and mail to the Vocation Office ❑ I would like information on studying for the priesthood ❑ I will pray for vocations daily. would make a great priest(s). Parish ❑ I believe that ❑ I wish to make a gift to ensure priests for the future. ❑ I have or would like to remember the education of future priests in my will. ❑ I would like information about joining a parish vocation committee. Name

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God’s party God is not a Republican or a Democrat. Please, Ms. Rogus (Letters – Dec. 12) and others, do not claim that the Democratic party no longer reflects Christian morality. It is a terribly arrogant and incorrect belief, but more importantly, it’s dangerous. It perpetuates the idea that issues, people, and political parties are good or evil. When we make judgments like these or allow others to make them for us, we relieve ourselves of the burden of searching for the good in all. This search is fundamental to our Catholic faith. History is full of countless examples of awful things being done when people are convinced that the world can be easily divided into good and evil. Cristine Dewey San Rafael

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Walk for Life is a good idea We hope that many Catholics in northern California will join in the first annual “Walk for Life – West Coast,” which will be held Saturday Jan. 22 in San Francisco. This is the West Coast cousin of the national march held annually in Washington, D.C. on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Planners of the San Francisco event are urging people to come out and affirm their support for life in all its stages. The Walk for Life West Coast challenges the idea that abortion is a good choice for women. Walk for Life – West Coast begins at 11 a.m. at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco, Speakers include Sally Winn of Feminists for Life and Georgette Forney of Silent No More Awareness. The Walk for Life commences at 12 noon and participants will walk two scenic miles to Marina Green, where the Walk for Life concludes with an information faire. In a letter to parishioners, San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada said, “Please join me and participants from the Archdiocese, and thousands from all over the West Coast, as we walk along San Francisco’s historical waterfront in a celebration of life.” At 8 a.m. Archbishop Levada will celebrate Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, at Gough and Geary, prior to the Walk for Life-West Coast. On Friday Jan. 21, the Interfaith Committee for Life will hold an Ecumenical Prayer Service at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. For more information go to www.WalkforLifeWC.com.

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My hat is off to Pope John Paul II for remarks he made Dec. 4 to a group of U.S. Bishops. The Pope said “for the faithful Christian there can be no separation between the faith which is to be believed and put into practice and a commitment to full and responsible participation in professional, political and cultural life.” Thomas Jefferson, when president, went to church services every Sunday – in the House of Representatives! He and the other Founding Fathers would applaud the spirit of the pope as he calls for religion and public life to be merged into an integrated, faith-filled whole. The left in America, if it really knew Jefferson, would find him the worst nightmare. Let’s study more history of our found-

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I was struck by George Wesolek’s excellent column, “How the Democratic Party left me” (CSF – Dec. 10). It was as if I heard myself explaining why I am not a Democrat anymore. I too felt that, after 30 years of being a Democrat, the party has left me. I too felt alienated by the party’s 1992 platform. But, as with Mr. Wesolek, I too will continue, as a Vincentian, to fight for the unborn, and work for justice for the poor, the immigrant and the marginalized - but not as a Democrat. August.C.Pijma Redwood City

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With interest I read an article entitled, “Archdiocese sponsors criminal justice film; debut at USF Dec 15,” (CSF – Dec. 10). At the top of the third column of the article there are comments and a quotation attributable to “San Mateo County District Attorney Tom Fox.” If those are the comments of the long-time elected very popular district attorney, his name is Jim Fox rather than Tom. Regardless of the accuracy of the reference, the Restorative Justice Project does seem very much worthwhile and a holistic approach to the often more silent aspect, and sociological side, of our justice system. I found the article informative and appreciate the information concerning both the film and the website. Tom Maloney Redwood City

Peterson jury I understand that there were nine Catholics on the Scott Peterson Jury. It is obvious that they had no understanding of the Church’s position on the Death Penalty. We need to educate our brothers and sisters about the immorality of the Death Penalty. Pope John Paul II has made it clear that with security at top levels, there is no need for the Death Penalty. The greatest fear of inmates is to die alone in prison. A sentence of life without parole is far more frightening to inmates than the Death Penalty. It is all about revenge and does nothing to bring closure to victims. I feel badly for the Laci’s family and pray for them. Deacon George Salinger Former Assistant Catholic Chaplain San Quentin

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As you can see by the supplement to this week’s issue of Catholic San Francisco, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is off and running. This annual appeal is intended to fund the work of various ministries within the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In whatever way your parish participates in the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, we urge you to be a part of this important work of the local Catholic Church. Because the funds raised support ministry that serves all parishes, this stewardship really is an example of the unity that St. Paul speaks of in his letter to the Ephesians: “Brothers and Sisters, … I urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, … one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:1-6) Participation in the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal demonstrates that the faithful in the local Church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco care for our brothers and sisters in our neighboring parishes and counties. Participation says that we are connected one to the other and we want to fulfil our responsibility to each other. MEH

Given as a toddler to the Benedictines when Tartar invaders threatened Hungary, this royal beauty became a nun in 1261. When her father suggested a dispensation for her to marry Crosiers the king of Bohemia, Margaret threatened to cut off her nose and lips. Her excesses in convent life, from demeaning tasks to severe fasting and sleep deprivation, led to ecstatic trances and an early death. She was not canonized until 1943, when Hungary needed relief from Nazi oppressors.

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The inclusive embrace of Catholicism Canadian theologian, Michael Higgins, recently made this observation. At the upcoming Academy Awards, two movies will take center stage, Mel Gibson’s, “The Passion of Christ,” and Michael Moore’s, “Fahrenheit 9/11. What’s interesting about this, Higgins notes, is that, different as they are from each other, both Gibson and Moore are Roman Catholics, each in his own way very committed to what Catholicism means to him. The secular press of course has quickly marginalized this, calling Gibson an extreme, right wing Catholic, on the theological edges of mainstream Catholicism, and simplistically labelling Moore a secular liberal. This, as Higgins rightly points out, is not exactly the case: Mel Gibson, whether you like him or not, is not so easily categorised, marginalized, and seen as some kind of maverick on the fringe, in antipathy to mainstream Catholic theological tradition. Likewise for Moore: Like him or hate him, he is not a secular liberal, but a Catholic coming out of the tradition of social justice of Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, and Thomas Merton. He may well push the political envelope further than they did, but what drives him is not secular liberalism (whose agenda no longer in fact often agrees with Moore’s) but his Catholic roots and the social justice tradition he inhaled there. I highlight this because, whether or not you were inspired or turned off by either of their movies, there is something significant (and wonderful) in the fact that both Gibson and Moore, seemingly at such extreme ends of the ideological and ecclesial universe, claim the same faith allegiance, derive their inspiration from the same source, and, in the end, worship in the same church. That’s a stretch, but, that’s the point, Catholicism is meant to be a stretch, a huge one, taking us where we would rather not go, beyond our comfortzone, beyond our own kind, beyond the like-minded.

Jesus said: “In my father’s house there are many rooms!” That’s also meant to be a description, at least ideally, of Christianity, Catholicism, the church, and our theological and ideological embrace. A healthy faith community, a healthy church, and a healthy theological community should find enough room inside it for both Mel Gibson and Michael Moore. Allow me another example: Most every year, unless other commitments make it impossible, I attend a Religious Education Congress (sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles) in Anaheim, California. It’s always an uplifting, faith-filled event within which more than 30,000 Christians come together to reflect on and celebrate their faith. One of the little sub-themes there that I’ve always enjoyed is the particular placing of some of the book displays in the pavilion where the various publishers sell their wares. Invariably you will find, side by side, the booths for the Catholic Worker and Ignatius Press. They’re miles apart ideologically (Michael Moore would shop at the former, Mel Gibson at the latter) yet here they are, side by side, on very friendly terms, participating in the same faith event, both representing something important within the same tradition, neither bent on excluding the other. There’s something important, I believe, to be learned from this, and not just for Roman Catholics. We cannot build either a society or a church with just liberals or just conservatives. To build community we need to work with more than just those who are like-minded. Any community or church built with just the like-minded is not worth belonging to because it reflects neither what’s best inside the human spirit nor, for those of us who are Christians, the inclusive embrace of Christ. A healthy society and a healthy church includes both the Mel Gibsons and the Michael Moores and everyone in between.

But that doesn’t come naturally. What does come naturally is the proclivity to huddle together in fear and likemindedness, like the disciples before Pentecost, barricaded behind locked door with our own kind, Father paranoid, suspicious of Ron Rolheiser all who are not of our own mind. Not that all of this is bad. Sometimes we need, for a time, nurturing and healing, a convalescence of sorts, inside a more intentional community so that hearts and nerves that have been frayed by division and opposition within family, community, and church have a chance to be more gently massaged and nurtured. Intentional community of this sort, in essence, is the “upper room” the early church retired to, in pain and fear, as it waited for Pentecost. But it didn’t stay there forever. Indeed, no real community was formed in that room. They huddled together for a while for a purpose, in fear, in loneliness, consoling each other within a certain fragility; but when they finally felt the real power of God’s spirit, they burst out of those narrow confines. Their narrowness and fear gave way to an inclusivity and a courage which enabled them to speak different languages, languages of both the left and the right, languages of both the liberal and the conservative, languages that both Mel Gibson and Michael Moore could hear and take to heart. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theologian, teacher and award-winning author.

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Earth Charter revives human rights goals As the new year started, I pulled from my files a story about a remarkable document, the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was adopted 56 years ago by the U.N. General Assembly and proclaimed, for the first time, the universal recognition of the inherent dignity and inalienable rights of all members of the human family. Yet, considering the news these days, I had sadly concluded that this document simply was being stored on the shelf. But I found out I was wrong. A little research showed me that a growing number of worldwide groups and organizations are again working for a world where peace, economic and social justice, and respect for creation are valued. A leader among these groups is the Earth Charter, formed in 1997 and officially launched at the Peace Palace at the Hague in 2000. Wisdom House, a retreat and conference center in Litchfield, Conn., recently devoted a day to getting the word out about the Earth Charter — its mission, goals and importance. “We’re here because we’re one human family, one earth community with one human destiny,” said School Sister of Notre Dame Eileen Reilly. She presented the program, explaining that “the mission of the Earth Charter is

to have all nations seek responsibility for nature, universal human rights, economic justice and a culture of peace.” An Earth Charter commission of respected people from countries encircling the globe leads the movement. And the charter’s stated principles strongly parallel those of the 1948 human rights document. This young international organization says: “We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise.” These words transported me back to a momentous day in 1948 when I cut class to get to a talk by Eleanor Roosevelt in my hometown, Albany, N.Y. We had just come through a war that not only devastated life, but also devalued it in a monstrous way, as evidenced by the shock of the Nazi Holocaust and the concentration camps. This First Lady warned us that the challenge to move universal human rights from words on paper to a reality worldwide would take great commitment and work. She cautioned that we’d have to stay always on guard or we’d lose the vision. Hope resounded again in Litchfield when Sister Reilly said to her filled-to-capacity audience: “So what is the

meaning of the Earth Charter? It is that we the people of the earth declare our responsibility to one another and that we will work for a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in this 21st century. “We have a com- Antoinette Bosco mon destiny. Let’s have a new beginning,” Sister Reilly said to great applause. And the Earth Charter spells out how, asking all to “respect and care for the community of life, restore ecological integrity, seek social and economic justice, democracy, nonviolence and peace.” In truth, it proclaims a message about our higher and intrinsic heritage — that we all have the right never to be exploited and diminished for the gain of others, that human rights are a legacy made ours by birth, not by decree or acquisition. (The Earth Charter Web site: http://www.earthcharter.org.)

Precedent and principle at Notre Dame By Father William J. Byron, SJ Catholic News Service Holy Cross Father Edward A. (“Monk”) Malloy is in his final year as president of the University of Notre Dame. Wisely, he did not try to “fill the shoes,” just the vacancy, left in 1987 by the legendary Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who was Notre Dame’s widelyadmired president for 35 years. Monk is “his own man.” Bright, articulate, energetic and deeply committed to Notre Dame’s advancement, Father Malloy soon became a well-known and influential leader in American higher education. That’s why the hats of college and university presidents all across the land are off to him for expressing his dismay at the dismissal Nov. 30 of Tyrone Willingham, football coach of the Fighting Irish, after three years of a five-year contract. The outgoing president said he took no responsibility for that action, leaving observers to wonder who did. It violated “precedent,” said Father Malloy, pointing out that other less-than-outstanding Notre Dame football coaches in recent decades were given a full five years. He might have said Willingham’s dismissal violated

“principle” — if not a principle of justice, at least a principle of fair balance between academics and athletics, between the pressure of alumni and donor demands over against the pressure of tough academic standards. Father Malloy’s principled objection to what happened makes it easier for administrators at other major universities to mount principled defenses of integrity across the entire institution, from classrooms to playing fields. Willingham now has another good job (head football coach at the University of Washington), Notre Dame now has a good coach (alumnus Charlie Weis, who is coming in after a most successful tenure as offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots), and the hope is still alive that college football will resist pressures to win, if not at all costs, then neither at a lower price that Father Malloy and those who side with him in this instance would say is still too high. All of us armchair experts know that a successful football coach must be a good recruiting coach, a good practice coach and a good game coach. The expectation at Notre Dame is that the coach of the Fighting Irish immediately will raise those “goods” to “greats” and maintain that level, so that whether “the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will win over all!” No team will ever win them all, of course, but an elite

football program won’t settle for anything in the neighborhood of a .500 performance. Weis understands that. One former Notre Dame football coach, not Ty Willingham, reportedly complained in an off-the-record conversation with a sports analyst that “my major opponent every year is the Notre Dame admissions office.” Weis also understands that. He knows that admissions standards are important and to be respected. He would not have taken the job if he thought that an elite football program is incompatible with solid admissions standards and high graduation rates. Demonstrating their compatibility may perhaps prove to be his major contribution both to Notre Dame and all of intercollegiate football. Notre Dame’s president-elect, Holy Cross Father John L. Jenkins, took the initiative in convening the committee of two trustees and five administrators that dropped the hammer on Willingham (over the objection of Father Malloy and athletic director Kevin White). Jenkins, too, is showing signs of being “his own man.” Monk Malloy surely respects that and hopes that the old saying that “nothing succeeds like successors” will ring true once again under the Golden Dome. E-mail: wbyron@loyola.edu.

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Isaiah 49:3,5-6; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH (IS 49:3, 5-6) The Lord said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the Lord has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the Lord, and my God is now my strength! It is too little, the Lord says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10) R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God. R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. Sacrifice or offering you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not; then said I, “Behold I come.” R. Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. “In the written scroll it is prescribed for me, to do your will, O my God, is my delight, And your law is within my heart!” R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. I announced your justice in the vast assembly; I did not restrain my lips, as you, O Lord, know. R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 1:29-34) John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS (1 COR 1:1-3) Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

FATHER DONALD B. SHARP, S.J.

God’s Faithfulness is Forever In the recent weeks we have been celebrating the glorious mysteries of our faith: the birth of Jesus, the motherhood of the Virgin Mary, the epiphany of Christ. Now, as we continue the cycle of liturgical readings, we celebrate the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Some time ago, I heard a homilist say that there are times when we need to know the background of the selected readings in their original setting before we can more fully enjoy the spiritual fruits of their messages. I think that this is one of those times. The setting for the first reading from the book of Isaiah is to be found at the very end of the Babylonian Exile. The exiles see light at the end of the tunnel in the form of Cyrus the Great of Persia, a gentile, who will liberate them and return God’s people to their land. This is the fulfillment of a promise made by God: the anointed of the Lord would liberate his people. It witnesses that his hesed, his faithfulness to the covenant relationship with the Chosen People is forever. The first reading is part of one of the famed “Servant Songs.” The identity of the Servant is not known, but one aspect of him is constant: he exists for others; he is a servant. In fact, in the fourth song (Is 52:13-53:12) he is described as suffering and dying for the sins of others. Needless to say, the early Christians saw Jesus as fulfilling this role. In our reading the role of the Servant is not simply to restore the “survivors of Israel,” i.e., at the end of the Babylonian exile, but the Servant is also portrayed as being “a light for the nations that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” Salvation is universal, extending to all peoples, not just the returned exiles. In light of this historical setting, perhaps the Gospel reading for this Sunday may come into sharper focus. The author John records the Baptist’s recognition of

Jesus as “God’s chosen one.” Many startling statements are made in this short passage. One of the more startling is in the Baptist’s affirmation that Jesus “is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” One might ask, “Why ‘Lamb of God’?” Many have suggested that there is possibly a reference to the Pascal lamb sacrificed on the eve of the Passover. The purpose, however, of the paschal lamb was not to take away sins of the people, but to afford them protection from God’s wrath against the Egyptians: the death of the first born. Perhaps a better solution to this question is that the early Church may have thought of the “Servant of Yahweh” who is described in the fourth song as “a lamb led to the slaughter” (Is 53:7), who gave his life to save his people. This could be the reason why we have a Servant song in the first reading. These observations made, what message is there in these readings for us in today’s world? I would hope that we could reflect on three points, which would stir up in each of us questions to be asked, an examination of conscience, so to speak, to help us better focus on our commitment to following in the footsteps of Christ. I began this reflection by using the term “mystery.” It is important to understand that in the Scriptures, mystery is not simply an incomprehensible reality, but it is also God’s saving plan that is gradually unfolded in the course of time and history. God’s chosen people did not always fully understand their God’s plan: being liberated by a Gentile, salvation for all peoples, a messiah who would inaugurate a spiritual kingdom. And, quite honestly, God’s ways are often unintelligible to us as individuals. This is the first point on which we can reflect: God works in mysterious ways, ways that are divine and not human. Although the purpose of God’s SCRIPTURE, page 15

Year of the Eucharist

One Bread, One Body? Next Tuesday we begin the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which culminates in the feast of the conversion of St. Paul on January 25th. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has been firmly committed to deepening the unity between Christian Churches. Pope John Paul II has repeatedly stressed that ecumenism is an integral part of our Catholic identity. The annual celebration of commitment to Christian unity in the Year of the Eucharist challenges us to look at the thorny question of Christians receiving Holy Communion in one another’s churches. While various denominations have diverse regulations regarding Eucharistic sharing, these approaches tend to cluster around two poles: intercommunion can be understood as an expression of shared unity in essential matters of faith, or it can be seen as an incentive to attaining unity. The Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches and some Protestant Churches hold to the first position, and thus do not ordinarily allow intercommunion. The Anglican Communion and many Protestant Churches permit intercommunion in varying degrees. We live in a society which celebrates diversity and honors tolerance. For this reason some people find the Catholic position on intercommunion offensive; and in families where one member is Catholic and another is not, exclusion from sharing the Eucharist is painful. As sad as this situation is, from the Catholic perspective – one, it should be noted, which is shared by many other Churches – the

Eucharist must be understood in relation to the overall faith of each Church. The scandal is deeper than the inability to welcome one another to the Eucharistic Table; the true scandal is that Christians are so divided about the faith which the Eucharist expresses. Where there are significant disagreements on essential matters, to share in the Eucharist would be dishonest: doing so proclaims a unity which does not exist. Of course, the key question here, as in much ecumenical dialog, is, “What is essential?” Some of these issues are: the nature of the Eucharist itself; the nature of ordained ministry; the very nature of the Church. These are very significant questions, and until there is fundamental agreement on them between Christian communities, it is not appropriate to share Holy Communion. The Catholic stance today is the same as the directive given by St. Justin the second century: “No one may share the Eucharist with us unless he believes that what we teach is true.” The pain of separation must be faced, not ignored. How fruitful is the alternative approach? Intercommunion has been practiced by those churches which allow it for a hundred years or less, but while this has created an atmosphere of cordiality (a good thing), it has not produced a common understanding of essential articles of the faith. Rather, agreement on these matters is held to be less important than the fact that we all share Communion, regardless of what we believe. Taken to an

extreme, Christian faith itself is compromised: there are churches which now invite everyone to receive Holy Communion, even if they are not Christian. The Catholic position allows for exceptions under certain circumstances. A non-Catholic who believes that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ, and who is unable to receive Holy Communion in their own Church (as, for example, someone in an area where there is no Protestant or Orthodox community) may receive the Eucharist in a Catholic church. Similarly, a Catholic in such circumstances may receive Communion at a nonCatholic liturgy, provided that the community shares our understanding of the Eucharist, has validly ordained priests, and permits the exception. In such situations, the issue is not intercommunion between Churches, but the grave spiritual need of an individual recipient who would otherwise be deprived of the Eucharist. As Catholics, we believe that by virtue of baptism we share a real but imperfect communion of faith with all other Christians. We rejoice that walls of mutual animosity and suspicion are crumbling. At the same time, we recognize that there are serious divisions among the followers of Christ, and Eucharistic fellowship will have meaning only when there is unity of faith. Part of a series presented by the Liturgical Commission of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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Father William Flanagan A funeral Mass for Father William Flanagan was celebrated at St. Mark Church in Belmont on December 20, with San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester and fellow priests concelebrated. Father Domingo Orimaco, pastor of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Half Moon Bay where Father Flanagan was a longtime guest presider, gave the homily. Father Flanagan, the founding pastor of St. Mark Parish, died December 16, 2004, at Seton Medical Center in Daly City. He was 84 years of age and had been suffering from throat cancer. A native San Franciscan, Father Flanagan began seminary studies in 1937 and was ordained from Saint Patrick Seminary on June 15, 1946. A priest for many years in an era when the Archdiocese stretched well beyond its current three-county size, Father Flanagan served as a parochial vicar at Saint Basil Church in Vallejo for four years and then at Saint Patrick Church in San Jose for 11 years.

Father Flanagan served at Saint Monica Church in San Francisco from 1961-65 when he was named founding pastor of St. Mark’s. In 1969, he returned to Saint Patrick Church in San Jose as pastor, and in 1978, was assigned as Treasurer to Saint Patrick Seminary, where he served for two years. In January, 1980, Father Flanagan returned to St. Mark’s as co-pastor where he served with the now late Father David Walsh until 1989 when he was named pastor. Father Flanagan served in this capacity until his retirement on July 1, 1993, remaining in residence at the parish as Pastor Emeritus. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.

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Scripture . . . ■ Continued from page 14 plans is not evident to us, each of us is called to trust in his word and ask: “Do I truly put my trust in God’s plan for me?” Secondly, the realization that God’s word is fulfilled witnesses to us that his hesed (faithfulness, loyalty) is always present and is seen in particular in Jesus’ commitment to our salvation. This should call us to examine our lives and ask:

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The top 10 films of 2004 — and the picks for families too By Harry Forbes and David DiCerto NEW YORK (CNS) — Top 10 lists are always a dicey proposition. Some years, the harvest of good films is plentiful; other times you really have to search. While many in the year’s crop were disappointing, trite or even trashy, 2004 was not without some truly exceptional motion pictures. From a church perspective, it is even trickier. Do you choose films based solely on artistic merit? Should every movie have a strong moral message? Does an objectionable element automatically preclude the entire picture from inclusion? Such were the issues that percolated in our heads as we weighed the candidates. Some very fine and superbly acted films had to be left out because their themes, at least in part, went against church teachings, such as Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” and Alejandro Amenabar’s “The Sea Inside.” Other wonderful films like “The Notebook,” “Maria Full of Grace” and “Alfie” imparted positive messages, but some troublesome elements precluded them from unconditional endorsements. Since 1965 the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for Film & Broadcasting has compiled a list honoring the top 10 films produced each year. These exceedingly well-made motion pictures — which include features and documentaries, both foreign and domestic — are chosen not only for their obvious cinematic excellence, but for the filmmaker’s striving to enlighten as well as to entertain. Each passes the test for intelligence, ethical content and inspiration. So, without further ado, here are the 10 best films of 2004, in alphabetical order, together with their USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classifications and Motion Picture Association of America ratings: ● “The Aviator,” Martin Scorsese’s grandly glamorous biopic about the tortured life of legendary millionaire maverick Howard Hughes who triumphed over personal demons. A-III (PG-13) ● “Danny Deckchair,” tender Australian import about a man who finds out that life is full of possibility, even when it seems otherwise. A-III (PG-13) ● “Finding Neverland,” five-hankie fictionalized period drama, anchored by a superb performance by Johnny Depp, about British playwright and author J.M. Barrie’s platonic rela-

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Shows Jan. 20, 21, 22, 26, 28 and 29: Full Out, a dance concert featuring students of Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. Ensemble will perform in variety of styles including ballet, jazz, tap and hip-hop. For ticket information and curtain times, call (415) 334-0525, ext. 242.

Respect Life/ Family Life Jan. 22: Inaugural Walk for Life West Coast, 11 a.m. from Justin Herman Plaza to the Marina Green. Call (415) 586-1576 or visit www.walkforlifewc.com.

TV/Radio Mon – Fri., KVTO 1400 AM, 7:30 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour features rosary, music and commentary with Father Tom Daly. Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. 1st Sun, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: Mosaic, featuring conversations on current Catholic issues. 3rd Sun, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: For Heaven’s Sake, featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality. St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish celebrates the memory and spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 16th at 10:30 a.m. with The Dream Still Lives – Somebody Ought to Tell it! Guest homilist at the Gospel Mass is Father Jim Goode, pastor of the Bayview-Hunters Point church from 1983 – 95. “Your presence will certainly make Shipwreck’s 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Anniversary Celebration a memorable event,” said Conventual Franciscan Father John Heinz, pastor.

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It was 50 years later November 6th for 1954 graduates of Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School. Handling coordination chores for the North Beach-educated group were Liana Figone, Virgil Caselli, Louis Seidenverg, Elsa Reginato, Sarah DiGrand and Fred Bellero.

Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-6145596, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org. Check out our website www.sfyam.org for a list of events around the Bay Area. 2nd and 4th Mon.: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meets. “Just show up and be part of our community.” Meetings take place at SVDP, Steiner and Green, SF at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. at 7:30 p.m.: St. Dominic Adult Formation Series in the parish hall 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Explore the skills needed to understand the bible and help it inform daily life. Join at any time. Contact Scott Moyer at scott@stdominics.org. August 11-22, 2005: World Youth Day 2005 Cologne, Germany. The Archdiocese of San Francisco invites young people between the ages of 18 and 35 on this pilgrimage to Germany for World Youth Day with Pope John Paul II. If you or others who want to attend are outside of this age range, please call us for other opportunities to participate. Please contact Office of Young Adult Ministry, Mary Jansen at jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org or call 415-614-5596. More information about WYD on www.sfyam.org.

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Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 3552593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. Marin County: St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

San Francisco: St.Gabriel. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. Information about children’s and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 453-2342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 4617060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949. San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle, 725 Diamond St. at Elizabeth/24th, SF. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, (415) 6648590. San Mateo County: St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 738-1398. St. Gregory Parish announces Catholics Returning Home, a program welcoming non-practicing Catholics back to the Church Jan. 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 8 and 15. Topics include Why People Leave the Church and Return, The Sacramental Church and The Christian Moral Life, Call (650) 574-8716

Meetings 2nd Wed.: Men’s Evening of Reflection: Being Catholic in the Modern World at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF beginning at 7 p.m. Call (415) 983-0405.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco needs your help at its Help Desk. Service includes sorting donations and helping clients. If anyone would like to volunteer - also small groups of volunteers one Saturday a month - they should call (415) 202-9955.” St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County needs Spanish/English-speaking volunteers to answer phones in 2 – 3 hour shifts between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at their offices, 50 No. B St., San Mateo. Volunteers do intake of clients’ requests, log the call and enter into Accessbased computer data system. Call (650) 373-0620. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group needs volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to individuals with HIV-AIDS and/or assist with various program events and activities. Many opportunities available. Call (415) 863-1581 or www.mhr-asg.com. Caring for the Caregiver with Carolina Shaper meets Mondays 6 – 7:30 p.m. Call Ms. Shaper at (415) 9840501. Help a child succeed in school and in life by serving as a tutor for two hours a week at Sacred Heart Elementary School, 735 Fell St., SF. Sessions take place Mon. – Thurs. from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Help welcome in a variety of subjects. Call Mary Potter at (415) 621-8035. St. Joseph’s Family Center, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for volunteers to help on a regular basis to help with monitoring the computer lab and routine clean up of the facility. If you are interested, call David Harvey at (415) 575-4920, ext. 218. Young adults visit here Saturdays, twice a month. Contact Susan Guevara, susangsf@yahoo.com. Young adults are invited to assist in the Tenderloin Children’s Reading Program, Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at 570 Ellis St., SF. Helps 6 – 11 year olds with homework. Contact James Nitz, tenderloinkids@aol.com, and (415) 923-0376. San Francisco’s St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M – F from 8”30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Volunteer candidates should call (415) 241-2600 or visit the web site at www.stanthonysf.org. SF’s Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580, ext. 2422.

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Catholic artist’s new CD of hymns comes from her childhood NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Singersongwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman has penned songs for singers such as Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and Trisha Yearwood, while also producing contemporary pop hits under her own name. But her latest CD release titled “Hymns” (BNC Records, distributed by Emergent Music Marketing) has caused the music world to sit up and take notice. “When I sing, I generally like to get out of the way of the song, to serve the song, and not my personality as a vocalist,” Chapman said in an interview with The Tennessee Register, Nashville diocesan newspaper. “This was particularly important to me in performing these beautiful hymns in Latin,” she added. “There’s a powerful vibration and clarity in the tones of the vowels and the melodies, and harmonies have a way of reaching through to the heart all by themselves.” Chapman said she is “all over the map” when it comes to genres, since she has written and sung pop, country, folk and blues. “I was raised in a military family and I was exposed to a lot of other cultures,” she said, “and that’s kind of blended into my musicality.” Another thing that has influenced her CD “Hymns” is her Catholic upbringing. Chapman attends a number of churches in the Nashville area, often singing at St. Edward’s Catholic Church when she’s not traveling, and was raised Catholic. She spoke about how the CD came about: “I had been working on a project called ‘World Hymns,’ which is a collection of hymns from different paths of faith, each one in a different language, from the root of each religion. I had completed one in Sanskrit, one in Tibetan, a Shaker hymn, a Negro spiritual, and several others. “As I was preparing to choose one of the many gorgeous Catholic hymns I grew up singing as a child, I was stunned to discover that I couldn’t find a recorded collection of them anywhere,” she added. “I decided it was a sign that I should record these songs from my root religion as a starting place.”

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By T. Jensen Lacey

Singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman says her new CD release entitled “Hymns” was partly influenced by her Catholic upbringing. Chapman attends a number of churches in the Nashville, Tenn., area, often singing at St. Edward's Catholic Church when she's not traveling.

Chapman recalled “standing between my parents and singing along, up close and personal,” and said she decided that, “if nothing else, I would do a collection of my favorites for my mom and dad.” But she found a much wider audience for the collection of hymns. After National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” show recently featured the CD, “there was this amazing response,” Chapman reported. “Within two days I had nearly 6,000 records ordered. Amazon.com had it listed as No. 3 on their sales chart, and on my Web page I’ve had so many e-mails from people from many religions, especially Catholics, who had such an emotional reaction to it. “One e-mail came from someone who had once been an altar boy and (said he) could smell the incense within the first few bars of the song,” she said. “He wrote he felt

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a connection to God for the first time in 49 years and that it brought back the mystery and beauty of the Mass from a simpler time.” Chapman’s 23-year-old son, Ernest Chapman, sang the tenor parts on the CD, and her father, Robert Nielsen, sang bass on her rendition of Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus.” The 48-year-old artist said the songs she has written have been “like a chronicle of my life experiences.” “Writing my way through sometimes has been the only way to heal, as well as a way to express the good times,” Chapman said. “The death of my husband to cancer in 1994 was a huge turning point in my life, and in the midst of that sorrow there have been gifts in going forward and deepening as a person. “Four years ago, I went through breast cancer,” she added. “Thankfully, it was caught in time and I’m very healthy now,

but the experience of that shifted me again into a deeper appreciation for living fully, grieving fully and being able to carve out a much greater capacity for joy. It has been a tremendous gift to me, to put songs out into the world that seem to help others to heal.” During the time of Chapman’s chemotherapy and radiation, she was writing very little, but she did make a special contribution to “Hymns.” “I wrote the song, ‘Hymn to Mary,’ which is the only song on the CD that is an original song,” she said. “I wrote it when I was in the middle of my treatment; I felt abandoned by God, which was very unusual for me. I felt like the treatments were endless and I would never feel healthy again, but writing that hymn took me to a place where Mary was, and always is waiting to help, and that helped me feel connected again.”

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Associate Director of Liturgy The Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Seattle has an opening for an Associate Director. Minimum qualifications include: Master’s degree in Liturgy or Liturgical Studies; working knowledge of liturgical documents and rituals; liturgical music training; 5 yrs parish or diocesan experience; staff and budget management experience; proficiency in computers; and active member of a Roman Catholic parish/faith community. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Please call (206) 382-2070 or check our web site at www.seattlearch.org/jobs and click on “Chancery Jobs” for more information and an application packet.

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As we begin a new year, take a moment to consider pre-planning for your family’s cemetery needs. At the Catholic Cemeteries, we have simplified the pre-planning process including interest free financing. We continue to provide families with the following choices:

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If you are holding your loved one’s cremated remains at home and are not sure what to do next, please call us. Our family service counselors can explain the various options available. This new year may be the time to bring your loved one’s cremated remains to the safekeeping of your Catholic Cemetery.

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LIVING CHURCH SAN FRANCISCO Saint Mary’s Cathedral Corpus Christi Epiphany Holy Family Holy Name of Jesus Mission Dolores Basilica Most Holy Redeemer Nativity Notre Dame des Victoires Old Saint Mary’s Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Guadalupe Saint Agnes Saint Anne of the Sunset Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Benedict Saint Boniface Saint Brendan Saint Cecilia Saint Charles Borromeo Saint Dominic Saint Elizabeth Saint Emydius Saint Finn Barr Saint Gabriel Saint Ignatius Saint James Saint John of God Saint John the Evangelist Saint Kevin Saint Michael Korean Saint Monica Saint Patrick Saint Paul Saint Paul of the Shipwreck Saint Peter Saint Philip the Apostle Saint Stephen Saint Teresa Saint Thomas More Saint Thomas the Apostle Saint Vincent de Paul Saints Peter and Paul Star of the Sea Visitacion SAN MATEO All Souls Good Shepherd Holy Angels Immaculate Heart of Mary Mater Dolorosa Nativity Our Lady of Angels Our Lady of Mercy Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Lady of Refuge Our Lady of the Pillar Saint Andrew Saint Anthony Saint Anthony, Pescadero Saint Augustine Saint Bartholomew Saint Bruno Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Charles Saint Denis Saint Dunstan Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Gregory Saint Luke Saint Mark Saint Matthew Saint Matthias Saint Peter Saint Pius Saint Raymond Saint Robert Saint Timothy Saint Veronica MARIN Church of the Assumption of Mary Our Lady of Loretto Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sacred Heart Saint Anselm Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Cecilia Saint Helen Saint Hilary Saint Isabella Saint Mary Saint Mary Star of the Sea Saint Patrick Saint Raphael Saint Rita Saint Sebastian

January 2005 My Dear People of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Jesus once said, “I came so that they might have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). Jesus fed the bodies and souls of the people of that day, and He feeds us today in the Eucharist. He healed those people and He heals us through the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing. He continues to bring us hope based on God’s unfailing love and forgiveness. When Jesus returned to Heaven, He turned His mission over to us. Our role as Church is to carry on those activities of Jesus in our world today. Your generosity to your parish and to the Archdiocese has enabled our Church to provide the ministry of Jesus to the people in the three counties of the Archdiocese, and to help in small ways to continue that ministry in other parts of our country and the world. I thank you for your generosity and I ask you to again support these ministries and programs with a contribution to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2005. As we come together to pray and to worship, let us be ever mindful of those whose needs are greater than our own, and let us respond as Jesus, the Good Shepherd, would respond. Asking God’s blessings on you, keeping you in my prayers, and grateful always for your generosity, I am Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend William J. Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco

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Office of Worship

Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

The Office of Worship provides the Archbishop, parishes, and other diocesan agencies with a variety of liturgical resources and services to foster competent and worthy celebration of the Roman Rite to the glory of God and the salvation of the faithful. ● Provides classes and workshops throughout the Archdiocese for programs such as Eucharistic Minister training (3 workshops a year in each of the 3 counties), training of music ministers and instruction on changes to the general missal (when to kneel, stand, etc.). ● Assists parishes in placement of qualified liturgical personnel. ● Plans special liturgies throughout the year for major celebrations, ordinations, consults on liturgical environments, etc.

The Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs represents the Archbishop and the community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in our relationships with other Christian and non-Christian spiritual communities. ● Fifteen members of the Archdiocesan ecumenical commission representing clergy, religious and the laity. ● Approximately 70 participating faith groups. ● Within Christian church – Protestants, Episcopal, Evangelicals; outside Christianity (interreligious) Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh. ● Boundaries of the office’s influence go well beyond Archdiocese – regional in California, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii; national in Washington D.C.; and international in Rome.

Office of Evangelization

Public Policy & Social Concerns

The Office of Evangelization assists the people of God to encounter Jesus Christ in such a way that they will be empowered to proclaim the Good News by word and action. ● Staff of three part-time employees provides support for all parish evangelization contacts throughout the Archdiocese. ● Responsible for training leaders in evangelization. ● Trains leaders in small Christian communities, and holds regular meetings for Spanish and English speaking parish coordinators of small Christian communities.

The Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns is rooted in the Gospels and the social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The goal is to embody the teachings found within the parable of the Good Samaritan by seeing injustice as a personal call to action, and making a commitment to relieving the needs of the suffering person. ● Provides education and advocacy on behalf of the unborn, the poor, the elderly, the imprisoned, the homeless, the disabled, and the marginalized in our society and throughout the world. ● Conducts programs - Justice & Peace and Catholic Campaign for Human Development (4,500 served with 72,000 receiving education advocacy outreach); Respect Life (9,700 directly contacted with 70,000 receiving education advocacy outreach); and Detention Ministry Program (21,000 served). ● Representation with government officials, civic leaders, labor and community (3,200 direct contact).

Office of Ethnic Ministries The Office of Ethnic Ministry celebrates the rich diversity of cultures, languages, and races throughout this Archdiocese through its sponsorship of various programs and gatherings geared toward intercultural education, dialogue, communication and understanding. ● Staff of five full-time, and three part-time employees provide support for 22 different ethnic communities including Hispanic, Filipino, Chinese, and African-American. ● Developed and distributed an ethnic resource book for parishes, schools, and archdiocesan offices. ● Sponsors Archdiocesan multicultural celebrations. ● Collaborates with other offices in developing the multicultural component of programs.

Office of Marriage and Family Life The Office of Marriage and Family Life provides education and formation programs to help strengthen the faith-life of families throughout the Archdiocese. ● Staff of two supports Archdiocese by providing specific programs and classes for married couples – i.e. provides education and implementation of Marriage Preparation policy within each parish and Natural Family Planning (NFP) training. ● Sponsors Lead Couple enrichment programs to help foster communities of married couples within individual parishes ● Provides support for six groups of separated/divorced/widowed Catholics. ● Provides training and evaluation of FOCUS Inventory (a marriage compatibility survey) that is given to couples preparing for marriage – 1,500 per year in the Archdiocese have used this inventory. ● Manages website that receives over 100,000 hits per year from parishioners.

Catholic Studies Institute (Formerly School of Pastoral Leadership) The Catholic Studies Institute is an Archdiocesan program of adult theological education and lay ministry training. We offer courses in theology, Scripture study, spirituality, and lay ecclesial ministry to assist laity in learning and living out their Catholic Faith, and to help equip them to serve in the life and mission of the Church. Over 4,000 students have been served through the program. Graduates are encouraged to utilize their formation in parish life and to serve the Church in a wide variety of ways. We are also proud to offer a Spanish program.

Department of the Metropolitan Tribunal & Canonical Affairs The Tribunal serves as a resource to the Catholic community within the Archdiocese for maintaining and upholding the universal law of the Church. ● Serves to assist individuals seeking to reconcile with the Church. ● Evaluates the status of an individual’s marriage as the Catholic Church understands that bond. ● Protects the rights of the faithful regarding individual rights, protection of one’s reputation, and obligations of the faithful. ● Protects and safeguards the rights of Catholics by adhering to the universal law of the Church. ● Serves as a resource to the Archbishop of San Francisco as he governs the Archdiocese.

Parish/School Support/Services [*]

$1,164,100

Vicar for the Clergy The Vicar for the Clergy assists the Archbishop by overseeing the work of the Priest Personnel Board, the Retirement Board and the Clergy Education Board. He works closely with the Director of Vocations, the Director of Diaconate Formation and the Director of the Permanent Diaconate. The Vicar for the Clergy meets regularly with priests and deacons assigned to parish ministry, and with those assigned to our Chancery, Archdiocesan schools, hospitals and jails. ● The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal supports each priest of the Archdiocese including his vocation discernment, formation, seminary training, annual education, sabbaticals, retreats, days of recollection, and retirement. ● The department includes all necessary support staff to sustain services.

Office of Vocations Pastoral care through vocations awareness and education. ● To develop and conduct programs for use throughout the Archdiocese. Special emphasis is placed on the establishment of a Parish Vocation committee in every parish; ● Pastoral care identification and referral of potential candidates for Diocesan priesthood and religious life. ● To administer a resource center with a variety of tools to help those in pastoral ministry to promote vocations. ● Pastoral care in the formation of candidates for diocesan priesthood collaborating with seminaries, college and theology seminary faculties.

Office of Vicar For Religious The Office of Vicar for Religious serves as a liaison between the Archbishop and Consecrated Persons of both sexes of the Archdiocese, and between Consecrated Persons and the clergy and the faithful. ● Provides information to and consulting with the Archbishop and the religious; representing the Archbishop at meetings or functions. ● Facilitates the communication of information from Rome to Consecrated Persons within the Archdiocese. ● Visits religious houses; officiates at some congregation elections; provides guidance to and evaluations of new religious communities; handles complaints about or from Consecrated persons. ● Arranges Indults and Dispensations with Rome as needed.

Office of Permanent Diaconate

$1,686,900

[*]Most of the money in this category is spent for the subsidies provided by the Archdiocese to specific parishes and schools, the expenses of the Council of Priests, real estate management services provided by the Archdiocese to the parishes and schools, and a portion of Administrative Services provided to all the ministries and programs (office space, equipment, phones, fax, computers, etc).

Office of Human Resources The Office of Human Resources strives to ensure archdiocesan personnel policies, programs, and practices are understood by all and display the appropriate degree of consistency throughout the Archdiocese. ● A staff of five supports over 4,500 active and retired employees (including clergy, lay and religious personnel). ● Principal responsibilities include Employment (including background checks of parish employees and volunteers required by the Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children); Employee Benefits planning and administration; Training (including new California mandatory training on the prevention of sexual harassment and discrimination); Salary Administration (parish pay guidelines); Employee Relations; and Performance Management. ● Acts to protect the interests of those serving the Archdiocese by ensuring that all personnel policies and programs comply with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Office of Development The Office of Development, manages the fundraising effort of the Archdiocese and assists parishes, schools, and other Catholic agencies in stewardship programs, capital campaigns, and the development of planned giving. ● Staff of three manages database of 22,700 active donors, supports two major fundraising campaigns; the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal and the Education Endowment Campaign. ● Stewardship programs have assisted parishes in raising their offertory collections by 15% to 25%. ● Support parish/school capital campaigns. ● Annually provide an average of 10 to 14 planned giving seminars in parishes throughout the Archdiocese.

Communications, Public Affairs and Wider Church

Clergy Formation, Support and Retirement

$1,321,400

Office of Communications The Office of Communications seeks to meet the communication needs of the local Church and assists the Archbishop in addressing issues and current events of concern to the Catholic community. In addition to Archdiocesan communications, counsel and support, the Office handles all media relations and public relations. Its income producing activities— which include newspaper and directory advertising, publications sales, direct contributions and other sources of revenue—fund approximately one half of its total expenses. ● Catholic San Francisco (mailed weekly to 95,000 households). ● El Heraldo Católico (distributed monthly to parishes in the Archdiocese). ● TV: “Mass with Monsignor Harry Schlitt” / “Mosaic” (weekly). ● Radio: “Catholic Radio Hour” (daily) / “Bienvenidos a Casa” (Saturday mornings). ● Newsletters: TV Mass newsletter / Catholic Radio Hour newsletter. ● Internet websites, www.sfarchdiocese.org and www.catholic-sf.org . ● Official Directory of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. ● Daily News Summary for pastor and parish staff. ● Archfax for pastor and parish staff.

Supports the ministry and lives of the deacons and their wives who serve the Archdiocese of San Francisco. ● Addresses concerns relating to the ministry assignments and the on-going education of deacons giving attention to the spiritual, financial and health concerns of the deacons & their families. ● Coordinates deacon assignments, arranges annual retreats and social events; ● Supports 15 parishes in San Francisco where 20 deacons are assigned / 22 parishes in San Mateo where 34 deacons are assigned and 8 parishes in Marin where 12 deacons are assigned.

Office of Permanent Diaconate Formation To oversee the formation of current candidates for ordination to diaconate. ● Conducts Diaconate Formation Program. ● Screening, admission and formation of candidates for the five-year program.

Youth and Education

$837,600

Office of Religious Education & Youth Ministry The Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, called and challenged to be disciples of Christ by living the Gospel, seeks to nurture the life-long faith formation of all people by animating leaders in a holistic approach to their ministry. ● Provides Catechist and Youth Ministry formation, enrichment guidance. ● Provides basic and master catechist certification. ● Provides leadership formation, adult faith formation and youth leadership training. ● Provides Sacramental preparation and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) training. ● Provides classes for special needs individuals for sacraments and religious education.

Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry The Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry envisions, creates and advocates for opportunities for Catholics in their late teens, 20s and 30s to become full and active members in the Church communities on college campuses and in parishes. ● Assists parishes in fully understanding and integrating Young Adult’s into their faith communities. ● Works with over 100 volunteers to put on a Young Adults conference (Fall Fest), a Theology on Tap program, training sessions for ministers and staff, as well as pilgrimage to World Youth day - the international gathering of Young Adult’s with the Holy Father. ● Communicates, through the www.sfyam.org website, e-mail and newsletters, reaching over 2,500 Young Adult’s.

Department of Catholic Schools The Department of Catholic Schools serves schools in the Archdiocese by providing excellent educational programs that prepare students for a truly Christian life. ● Staff of eight (Superintendent of Schools, four administrative staff, three support staff) full time employees to support pastors, administrators, teachers and families regarding policies and programs for religious and general education in elementary and secondary schools. ● Provides support for 64 elementary schools that enroll 18,613 students in kindergarten through eighth grade; 14 high schools in the Archdiocese that enroll 8,409 students; and more than 2,000 full-time and part-time teachers, administrators, counselors, librarians, and support personnel. ● Cost per student at public schools in California is approximately $8,000, compared to $5,279 (Catholic elementary schools).

$5,237,100 of this total will come from to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2005.

Total: $6,399,300

Catholic San Francisco

January 14, 2005

Income for the Archdiocese of San Francisco . . . SOURCES OF INCOME (BUDGETED) All contributions to the AAA 2005 campaign are “restricted funds”. Therefore, by law, they must be used solely for the ministries and programs indicated.

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal $5,237,100

Restricted Gifts $845,725

This year, the total budget of the Archdiocese is $9.5 million and the projected expenditure for the ministries and services that benefit residents of San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties is almost $6.4 million. The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2005 will produce $5.2 million. This means the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provides over half the total budget and most of the money spent for ministries and programs. The remainder of the budget will be funded by bequests, rents, investments and special gifts.

Investments $852,781 Rentals & Fees $2,625,080

. . . Where the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal money goes MINISTRIES & PROGRAMS SUPPORTED Youth and Education $837,600

Pastoral Ministry/Services $1,389,300

Clergy Formation, Support and Retirement $1,164,100

Communications, Public Affairs and Wider Church $1,321,400

Parish & School Support/Services $1,686,900

Pastoral Ministries / Services:

$1,389,300

Office of Worship, Evangelization, Ethnic Ministries, Marriage and Family Life, Catholic Studies Institute, ACCW, Tribunal, Vicar for Spanish speaking, Hospital Chaplains, and Archives.

Parish / School Support / Services:

$1,686,900

Parish and school subsidies, Council of Priests, Human Resources, Real Estate, Administrative Services and Office of Development.

Communications, Public Affairs and Wider Church:

$1,321,400

Information Office, Catholic San Francisco/El Heraldo Católico, TV Mass and Radio Hour, USCCB, California Catholic Conference, Ecumenical and Inter-religious programs, Detention Ministry, Justice & Peace, Respect Life.

Clergy Formation, Support and Retirement:

$1,164,100

Vicar for Clergy, Vocations, Permanent Diaconate, priest’s continuing education, Priest’s Retirement Fund, and Serra Clergy House.

Youth and Education:

$837,600

Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Young Adult Ministry, Elementary Family Grants, Teacher Incentive Grants, & Inner City Elementary schools.

TOTAL SERVICES & MINISTRIES:

$6,399,300

$5,237,100 of this will come from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2005 The remainder of the Archdiocese’s budget also benefits parishes and schools by providing services such as legal assistance, finance, payroll, and property management and comes from investments, restricted gifts, rentals and fees.

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