Serving the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana Volume 73, Number 42 November 26, 2017

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Crux camp for boys

The annual boys’ Crux(Latin for “cross”) retreatwas held Nov. 17-19 atOakbrook Valley Camp onWildcat Creek, a few mileswest of Kokomo. Sixth-,seventh- and eighth-gradeboys from parishes acrossthe Lafayette diocese par-ticipated in this year’scamp. At left: ThadeusO’Neill, left, of St. MariaGoretti Parish in Westfield,joins other Crux partici-pants in a group activity.(Photo by Bob Nichols)

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U.S. bishops take on racism, immigration at fall assemblyBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Atthe start of their annual fallassembly in Baltimore Nov.13, U.S. Catholic bishopsfaced some big issues —immigration and racism —straight on and zeroed in onhow to raise the nationallevel of discussion on thesetopics starting in the churchpews.

They acknowledged thecurrent polarization in thecountry and divides withinthe Catholic Church andstressed their responsibilityas Church leaders to pro-mote immigration reform,educate parishioners on jus-tice issues and listen to thoseaffected by “sins of racism.”

On immigration, BishopJoe S. Vasquez of Austin,Texas, who is chairman ofthe Committee on Migration

of the U.S. Confer-ence of CatholicBishops, said thereneeds to be a “pathto legalization andcitizenship for themillions of our unau-thorized brothersand sisters who arelaw-abiding, tax-paying and con-tributing to our soci-ety.”

The bishops responded

with applause andan agreement byvoice vote to issue astatement calling forcomprehensive im-migration reform.

The bishops werekeenly aware thattheir defense ofimmigrants was notnecessarily the viewof the U.S. Church at

large. For example, ChicagoCardinal Blase J. Cupich

spoke of dangers ofCatholics falling prey to andbelieving “poisoningrhetoric” about immigrantsthat demonizes them.

“There’s somethingwrong in our churches,where the Gospel is pro-claimed, and yet peopleleave our worship services,our Masses on weekends,with that rhetoric still echo-ing in their hearts,” he said.

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BishopVasquez

2017 National Catholic Youth Conference / Opening day

Hundreds of high-school youth and chaperones from the Lafayette dio-cese attended this year’s NCYC, held in Indianapolis Nov. 16-19. Open-ing day events included a Mass and rally for the diocesan group. Theconference’s opening night celebration was held in Lucas Oil Stadium.(Photos by Bob Nichols)

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Saturday, Dec. 21) Daniel 7:15-272) Gospel: Luke 21:34-36

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Why the U.S. bishops’ group is a conference

P rayer and work marked thebishops’ meeting in Baltimoreon Nov. 11-16. Our fall gather-

ing is the busiest and most wellattended. We celebrated the 100thanniversary of our conference withtalks, Mass and a dinner.

This started as the NationalCatholic War Council in 1917.The country was at war andfamilies were stressed as theirmen left for armed service. Forthe duration and following,there was need to have anorganized reception for peopledisplaced by the war. Then itbecame a Welfare Council —the title did not have the con-notations it does today.

The main offices and stafffor the conference are in Wash-ington, D.C. Many smallermeetings occur there and bydistance conferencing.

With subsequent changes in pur-pose and titles, the Vatican (whichwould not be an independent stateuntil 1929) requested that the bishops’organization be called a “conference.”This is because we assemble to confer,not to exercise the governance thatremains proper to individual bishopswho head dioceses. Today we findsimilar conferences around the world.

In the United States and its territo-ries, there are about 195 Latin Rite dio-ceses and 18 Eastern Rite(arch)eparchies. The bishops andeparchs and auxiliary bishops, as wellas retired bishops, are invited to theplenary meetings.

There is not space here to outlinethis most recent assembly, whichworks in committees as well as anentirety with staff. Part of the time,

invited observers and live TV are pre-sent. A couple of years ago, a mediarepresentative asked Cardinal DonaldWuerl of Washington, D.C., “Why dothe bishops have to meet in largehotels?” To which the cardinal replied,

“We have to have enoughroom to accommodate youreporters.”

The business of the confer-ence includes mutual aid. Thisyear’s hurricanes, Californiafires and an earthquake inMexico saw considerableefforts from Catholic CharitiesUSA and Catholic Relief Ser-vices. Where Hurricane Katri-na came and went from NewOrleans in about a day, Har-vey’s wind and rain persistedfor many days resulting inrisen water that would notdiminish during that time.

The presence of the Eastern bishopsis a pointed reminder that thousandshave been killed by wars in their homecountries. Religious persecution isvery real, and hundreds of thousandsof their Catholic Christian people havebeen displaced, often to other nearbycountries. There are about 1.5 millionSyrian refugees living in non-perma-nent housing in Lebanon, a country ofabout 6 million people. Lebanon’s landarea is one-half the size of our diocese.With 65 million refugees around theworld, there is no small upset that theUnited States hesitates to aid more ofthese suffering people.

Yes, we have serious issues in theUnited States. Legal moves to retainour religious freedoms are constant.But the biggest challenge, based on thenumber of Catholic families affected,continues to be the government’s hesi-

tation to tackle immigration reform.Almost daily, across the country, wehear about families that are brokenapart by deportations. Hispanic immi-grants from 20 countries, mainly Mexi-co, are the most affected. Of particularinterest are the DACA and Dreamersyouth and young adults, includingthose from African and Asian coun-tries.

DACA, Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals, was a program institut-ed to give standing to those whoentered or remained in the UnitedStates illegally. These approximately800,000 young people are called“Dreamers” after a 2001 federal actioncalled The Development, Relief, andEducation for Alien Minors (DREAM)Act. Their ability to retain documentsand work legally while remaining hereis under threat. Participants in thiseffort must have passed backgroundchecks for illegal or criminal activity.For many, this is the only country theyhave known.

The bishops continue to support theneed for laws, and ones that meet 21st-century realities. We support the needfor border security and the weedingout of criminal elements. Most of all,our local churches are working forways to reduce unreasonable fears andto be good neighbors. When you lookat our national Web site (usccb.org),you will see that we are trying to “puta face” on the challenges we face.Other people’s children should not bean issue, they should be children, all ofours.

I am writing this just before Thanks-giving. I will be looking at our family’sgathering as a celebration, but also areminder of who we are trying to be.

Bishop

Timothy L.

Doherty

Abbey Caskets, a work ofSaint Meinrad Archabbey,will host a “Service of theLongest Night” at 6 p.m.CST Saturday, Dec. 16, in the Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House

Chapel inSt. Mein-rad, Ind.Manypeoplefind theholidays achalleng-ing time.

Instead of celebrating, theyare struggling with grief.They miss loved ones andfind that the usual tradi-tions and bright lightsserve only to heighten theirstruggle. Father AdrianBurke, OSB, will lead theservice with prayer andScripture that acknowledgethose who mourn andstruggle with loss duringthe Christmas season.

Everyone is welcome toattend. Light refreshmentswill follow. RSVPs arerequested, but notrequired, for planning.Reply to info@abbeycaskets.com or call 800-987-7380 for more information.Parking will be available inthe Guest House parkinglot. For more informationabout Saint Meinrad Arch-abbey and Seminary &School of Theology, visitthe Web sites atwww.saintmeinrad.org orwww.saintmeinrad.edu.

Fishing tournaments were held as fund-raisers tohelp support youth attending this year’s National Catho-lic Youth Conference from parishes of the Precious BloodCluster: St. Francis Solano, Francesville; St. Joseph,Pulaski; and St. Peter, Winamac. (Photo provided)

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Consecration to Jesusthrough MaryKOKOMO — FatherChristopher Roberts willteach a course on consecra-tion to Jesus through Maryat 12:15 p.m. each Sundaythrough Dec. 10 in the base-ment of St. Patrick Church,1204 N. Armstrong St. Allare welcome to attend.

Eucharistic adorationDEMOTTE — All are invit-ed to join in Eucharisticadoration from 7 p.m. to 8p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at St.Cecilia Church, 334 15th St.SW. Refreshments and theopportunity for conversa-tion will follow. Theevening is sponsored by St.Cecilia’s Young Adults.

Christmas bazaar/FowlerFOWLER — Sacred HeartSchool will hold its 36thannual Christmas bazaarfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 2. The school islocated at 607 N. Washing-ton in Fowler. The bazaarwill feature a bake sale, cof-fee shop, craft vendors, raf-fles and a Kids Corner(where children can shop).All are welcome to attend.

Legion of MaryLAFAYETTE — All areinvited to join the Legion ofMary for the celebration ofMass at 9 a.m. on the firstSaturday of each month inthe chapel at FranciscanHealth Lafayette Central.The Mass will be followedby Legion of Mary prayersand recitation of the rosary.All are invited to also joinin a holy hour for Americaat 7 p.m. on the firstWednesday of each monthin the chapel.

Poster contestCICERO — Knights ofColumbus Council 14476will sponsor a “KeepingChrist in Christmas” postercontest, following theKnights’ handbook guide-lines and rules. The councilwill provide posterboardpaper to each religious edu-

cation classroom at SacredHeart of Jesus Parish. Thecontest will begin at 5 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 2. Judgingwill take place on Dec. 22.

Concert for ChristmasLOGANSPORT — All SaintsParish will present “O HolyNight: The Christmas Storyin Scripture and Song” at3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.The concert will includeScripture readings, musicalperformances and prayer.The songs will include stan-dards such as “What ChildIs This,” “Hark! The HeraldAngels Sing,” “I Wonder asI Wander,” “Joy to theWorld” and “O HolyNight.” The program will bebased on the format of theFestival of Nine Lessonsand Carols, a traditionalEnglish service of Christmasworship. Scriptural readingswill be given by JeremyHall. Stephen Roger Kitts IIand Todd Miller will per-form the musical selections,accompanied by MichaelBowen, Ned Boyd and Kim-berly Rozzi Bowen. Prayerswill be led by FatherDominic Petan. The presen-tation is free and open tothe public. A reception willfollow.

40 Hours Devotion/FishersFISHERS — St. John Vian-ney Parish will begin theAdvent season by offering40 Hours Devotion. Thedevotion will begin at 7p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, andcontinue to 7 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 5. In addition toEucharistic adoration eachhour from Sunday eveningto Tuesday evening, vespers(evening prayer), Benedic-tion and a reflection will beoffered each day at 7 p.m.The church is located at15176 Blessed Mother Blvd.(the intersection of South-eastern Parkway and 126thStreet) in Fishers. All are

welcome to attend. Formore information, call theparish office at 317-485-0150or visit www.sjvfishers.com.

Parish mission and 40Hours Devotion/MuncieMUNCIE — St. Mary Parishinvites all to attend itsannual parish mission and40 Hours Devotion fromSunday, Dec. 3, throughThursday, Dec. 7. Missionpresentations will be offeredat 7 p.m. each day by FatherRicardo Pineda, CPM. Theopportunity for confessionswill be available at noon,5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and at8 p.m. Eucharistic adorationwill take place all day. Thetheme for this year’s mis-sion will be “If You Knewthe Gift of God ...” (John4:10). Topics will include:“Power to Become Childrenof God”; “The Church: ThatThey May Be One”; “Con-fession: Unconditional Loveand Healing”; “TheEucharist: Heaven on Earth”and “Mary, Mother of Godand Our Mother.” For moreinformation, call the parishoffice at 765-288-5308.

“Hail Mary for the sake ofyour purity ...”WEST LAFAYETTE —Schoenstatt of Indiana willwelcome Sister Ann Astell,professor of theology atNotre Dame University, as aguest speaker on Thursdayevening, Dec. 7. She willspeak about the depth ofSchoenstatt founder FatherJoseph Kentenich’s child-hood prayer, “Hail Mary forthe sake of your purity ...”All are invited to attend.The evening will begin withdinner at 6 p.m. at the MCLCafeteria (each attendee isresponsible for his ownmeal), followed by SisterAnn’s talk at 6:30 p.m.

Infant CPR classKOKOMO — St. VincentKokomo will offer a class oninfant CPR from 6:30 p.m. to9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13,at the St. Joseph EducationCenter, 615 St. Joseph Drive.Those attending will learnthe proper procedures foradministering CPR to aninfant. For more informationor to register, call 877-205-2273.

“A George Malcolm Centennial”LAFAYETTE — All areinvited to attend “A GeorgeMalcolm Centennial” on

Saturday evening, Dec. 16,at St. Ann Parish. The SaintDunstan Schola will presentthe musical celebration ofthe 100th anniversary of thebirth of George Malcolm,Master of Music at West-minster Cathedral and criti-cally acclaimed harpsi-chordist. The two-part con-cert will feature music fromboth aspects of his musicalpersonality. The first half, inhonor of the Advent season,will feature the Saint Dun-stan Schola singing Mal-colm’s “Christus Natus Est,”a setting of the liturgicaloffice of Matins for Christ-mas, interspersed with read-ings from the Bible and theChurch Fathers. The secondhalf will feature specialguest performer RebeccaBurkhart, professor of harp-sichord at Ball State Univer-sity, performing some ofMalcolm’s signature pieces.The evening will begin witha light supper in St. AnnMemorial Hall after Mass at4:30 p.m. in the church. Theconcert will be held in thechurch after the dinner. Afree-will offering will betaken to benefit theMatthew 25 Care and ShareSoup Kitchen at the parish.

“Cassock Classic”NOBLESVILLE — The thirdannual “Cassock Classic”basketball game, featuringpriests and seminarians ofthe Lafayette diocese, willbe held on Thursdayevening, Dec. 28, at St.Theodore Guerin HighSchool. Doors will open at5:30 p.m., with tip-off at 6:30p.m. Cost is $5 per personor $20 per family. Ticketsmay be purchased at thedoor. All proceeds will ben-

efit the Frassati Society ofYoung Adult Catholics. Allare welcome to attend.

Women’s Lenten retreatFRANKFORT — The Altarand Rosary Society of St.Mary Parish will present awomen’s Lenten retreat onSaturday, March 17. Fea-tured speaker for the daywill be Judy Hehr, a nation-ally known speaker andradio show host and guest.The day will begin with reg-istration and hospitality at8:45 a.m. and conclude withMass at 3 p.m. (not a vigilMass). The day also willinclude presentations, theopportunity for adorationand confession, a cateredlunch and a selection ofvendors. (The vigil Masswill be celebrated at theparish at 6 p.m.) Registra-tion is now under way.Early bird price of $15 willbe offered until Dec. 31;after Dec. 31, the regularretreat price will be $25.Registration deadline willbe March 11. To register, call765-654-5796, visit the Website at stmarysfrankfort.orgor e-mail stmaryfrankfort@gmail.com.

WorldWide MarriageEncounterMarried couples in theLafayette diocese and Indi-anapolis area are invited torestore, renew and rekindletheir marriages throughMarriage Encounter Week-ends and Sharing Circles.Those wishing to make afirst-time (or another) week-end may apply atwww.wwme.org. Upcomingweekends to be held in Indi-anapolis include April 27-29, 2018.

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REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the repose of the souls of our departedbrothers and sisters in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.

Francis L. Stombaugh, 85, died Nov. 1. Jerome F.Klinker, 83, died Nov. 3. Both were members of theCathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Concep-tion in Lafayette.

Names of the deceased are provided at the requestof parishes in the diocese desiring to provide thisinformation.

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‘She is such a joyful witness and touches so many lives’By Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

CARMEL — To look atMary Morrow, one would behard-pressed to guess shehad just celebrated her 100thbirthday.

She says the years havebeen getting better and bet-ter, but “the ages when I wasmarried were the greatest.We had so many wonderfulexperiences together.”

Born Nov. 2, 1917, she waslauded by approximately150 family and friends of allages at a Mass and receptionat Our Lady of Mt. CarmelParish on Nov. 4. The oft-repeated descriptions ofMorrow stress a welcomingfriendship and upliftingspirit.

Another party in herhonor was held Nov. 9 at herresidence, the St. AugustineHome, run by the Little Sis-ters of the Poor in Indi-anapolis.

“I couldn’t think of a bet-ter place to live,” Morrowsaid. “For me, this is heavenon earth.”

She wasn’t too excitedwhen her daughters beganplanning a birthday celebra-tion.

“I realize more now that itwas a big deal,” she said. “Icouldn’t have had a bettertime. I couldn’t believe allthose people who took thetime to come.”

Born in Lafayette, Mor-row was 2 years old whenshe moved with her familyto Indianapolis.

“I’ve been a greatHoosier,” she said “In 1977,we moved to Carmel and Ienjoyed it so much. I reallylove Our Lady of Mt.Carmel.

“My happiest years werewith my husband. I wasraised with no faith, but hewas Catholic,” she said.“When I met him, I hadnever been in a Catholicchurch.

“I went with him to hischurch and thought, ‘This isfor me.’ I saw a beautifulcross on the wall. I shallnever forget it because I feltthat was what I needed. Ihad my eyes on Jesus and Iliked that! First thing youknow, I took classes tobecome a Catholic.”

The couple didn’t hit it offon their first date. But eightmonths later, they ran intoeach other on the street.

“And he looked so cute.He had a Homburg hat on

and looked so sharp,” Mor-row said. “He said, ‘Let’s goto lunch together,’ and wasanxious to renew our friend-ship.”

They were married in theCatholic Church in 1938 andhad “a nice, wonderful mar-riage. We raised five daugh-ters (Mary Beth, Sue andGloria live out of state, whileConnie and Terri reside inIndianapolis) and had 61beautiful years together.”

Daughter Mary Beth Rosesaid her mom has inspiredher every day.

“She had a difficult child-hood and didn’t plan onhaving kids until my fatherintroduced her to Catholi-cism — and they had fivedaughters!” she said. “Iremember when we were lit-tle, every week at SundayMass, Mom dressed us allbeautifully in dresses shehad sewed — and we allwore white gloves.

“She has never beenafraid to try somethingnew,” Rose said. “She hasbeen an inspiration for somany people of all ages.”

“My faith has always beenvery, very strong,” Morrowsaid. “We were always activeat church — my husband,Charlie, and I were veryinvolved with ChristRenews His Parish. Father(Michael) Kettron, the pastorthen, started it. He told us togo out and knock on peo-ple’s doors and get theminterested. We knew howmuch it meant. I think wevisited 800 families our-selves.”

Her keen mind may bedue in part to the crosswordsand word games she enjoys.

“Rummikub is a wonder-

ful, most intelligent game,”she said. “It’s very exciting— you get your mind reallygoing good.”

At 83, Morrow was givena health club membershipand had a ride to use thepool each week. She swamfor an hour at a time, butstopped because it “was toomuch trouble.”

“I was almost famousaround here because I wasstill swimming,” she said. “Ididn’t go for all that atten-tion. But people were proudthat I was still that active.After Charlie was gone, thatwas a thing I got really seri-ous about.

“But when I got to the ageof 98, it was just too muchtrouble putting a swimmingsuit on,” Morrow said.“Then I had to take it off, getready to go home and havemy noon meal. When Istopped, I started getting myhair done instead.”

Morrow doesn’t feel old,but said it can be hard to getgoing each morning.

“I have arthritis and somedays my hands don’t want tomove,” she said. “I takeTylenol and begin to feel likea human being. After I getdressed and have breakfast,it’s time for daily Mass andlunch.”

Morrow’s afternoons arefull. Mondays are forsewing. This year, the St.Augustine Home gift shopsold 15 cloth books for chil-dren as well as stuffed nut-crackers that she made.

“Tuesdays hold lots oftime for prayer, and Wednes-days a group of us praytogether to St. Michael,”Morrow said. “He keepseverybody from terrible dan-

gers — we pray for all ofIndianapolis and the world.”

Thursday afternoons offertime with a daughter andFridays she likes to attendactivities at the home.

“On Saturdays, I can gosew anytime I want to,”Morrow said. “On Sundays,we have bingo. I don’t like togo out too much at night —I’d just as soon be home andbe comfortable.”

She had a health scare inApril.

“My family came to visitand they all looked so sad,”Morrow said. “I said, ‘Don’tbe sad. I’ve had a wonderfullife and if I don’t make it,always feel good that we hada good time.’”

At one point, she hadtrouble breathing, and said,“Lord, take me now. I’mready.”

“What did he do? Right inmy ear, I heard as plain asday, ‘No.’ Nobody else heardit but me,” Morrow said.“But since then, I’ve been totwo weddings and had twobirthday parties. So all in all,the Lord didn’t want to workthat way.”

Colleen Scariano, a mem-ber of Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, said her parentswere great friends with Mor-row.

“She was like a secondmom to my mother, and nowshe is an adopted grand-mother to my family andjoins us for special occa-sions,” Scariano said. Herbrother, Father VincentDruding, a priest in theArchdiocese of New York,celebrated Mass at the birth-day party.

“It’s so beautiful thatMary has impacted so many

people cross-generational-ly,” Scariano said. “Her wit-ness of unconditional loveand faith is so welcoming.She has the ability to makeeveryone feel so special. It’sbeen uplifting to hear theimpact she has had in suchsimple but consistent ways.She has an amazing spirit,and really emulates Jesus’presence to people.”

Scariano’s sister, Kris Bus-sick, said Morrow helpedafter their mother’s death.

“Mary really was a com-fort. They knew each otherso well that it seemed as ifshe brought my mom’s pres-ence with her,” she said.“Mary invited me to herprayer group and I immedi-ately felt right at home. Ibegan to notice what anamazing woman she was —so prayerful and joyful. Ithink Mary is a living saint.She is such a joyful witnessand touches so many lives.

“Over the years, she madethousands of rosaries,” Bus-sick said. “I feel like she’sspread so much love for ourBlessed Mother through herrosaries. She taught our kidshow to make them. She isremarkable and is loved byall ages.”

“She has always beenthere in my life,” said 21-year-old Asher McHaffie.“She is the face of theChurch — the perfect exam-ple of a person who makespeople feel they are wel-comed and have a friend inthe Church. Mary is anexample of what it means tobe a Catholic, living a happyand fulfilling life. She is oneof the points in the Churchthat people can cling to.”

His mother, AmyMcHaffie, said she has “somany sweet memories ofMary. When my mother wasgoing through cancer, shewrote me letters. My mom’sfuneral was held on Mary’s90th birthday. I was shockedto see her there, but Marysaid there was no place she’drather be.

“She became very muchlike a mom to me,” she said.“She is a great role model formany people at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel. She and Charliewere the welcoming com-mittee for so many. She has away of getting into people’slives, remaining there andmaking a difference. Mary istruly hospitable with her lifewhich she offers to peopledaily.”

Mary Morrow at her 100th birthday celebration at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Carmel(Photo provided)

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Youth from parishes across theLafayette diocese participated inthis year’s boys’ Crux camp, heldat Oakbrook Valley Camp nearKokomo on Nov. 17-19. The Christ-centered, adventure-based campexperience is sponsored by thediocesan Office of Vocations. Activities are designed to providechallenges, adventure and fun,while building faith, courage,teamwork and persistence.

Above right: Ike O’Neill, left, andMike Cifford, both of St. MariaGoretti Parish, Westfield, rehearsea skit.

At left: John Tiplick of Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Parish, Carmel, joins inone of the weekend’s challenges.

At right: Nathan Galles of St. MariaGoretti Parish is led by his partner,Lucas Cummings of St. PatrickParish, Kokomo, in a game ofblindfold dodgeball.

(Photos by Bob Nichols)

The Catholic MomentPage 8 November 26, 2017

NCYC brings 22,000 teens, chaperones to Indianapolis

2017 National Catholic Youth Conference / Opening day

By Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

INDIANAPOLIS — The2017 National CatholicYouth Conference brought22,000 high-school youthand their chaperones fromacross the country to Indi-anapolis on Nov. 16-19.

T he energy was palpa-ble as strangers joinedtogether as an enthu-

siastic young Churchthrough prayer, sacraments,talks and music.

“We want to expose themto as many opportunities aswe can,” said Brian Don-ahue, youth minister at St.Mary Parish, Alexandria,who brought 14 youth to theevent.

“I really want them tocome with an open mind, anopen heart and open vision,”he said. “They will see theirfaith as they’ve never seen itbefore. They can see it in abroader spectrum. TheChurch is more than just ourparish; it’s universal. I wantkids to be open to that, opento the speakers. That is ourjob as chaperones — to leadthem, show them and openthe door for them. Hopeful-ly, they can open their eyesand hearts.”

Talks and concerts wereoffered by 160 Catholicspeakers and entertainers inLucas Oil Stadium and theIndianapolis ConventionCenter. The 2017 theme forthe biennial event — orga-nized by the National Feder-ation for Catholic YouthMinistry — was “Called/Llamados.”

The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana brought its

largest group ever — 450people from 36 parishes.

They started their confer-ence experience on Nov. 16with a rally led by PaulSifuentes, associate directorof youth and young adultformation in the diocesanOffice of Catechesis.

“It’s a special thing togather as a diocese,” he said.“For many of you, this is thelargest group of Catholicsyou’ve ever been in.”

He encouraged teens toget out of their comfortzones, try new things andmeet new people. Eachdiocesan group brought“tradeables” that served asice breakers to meet others.The Lafayette diocese’stradeable was a cow hat.

“If someone comes upand asks for your hat, I chal-lenge you to always say,‘Yes,’” Sifuentes said. “Sharewhat you are doing withpeople you meet.

“I invite you to engage inliturgy before the crazinessbegins,” he said. “Let us starthere, as Christ himself did.So often, before and after hisministry, Christ went off topray — and that’s what weare going to do. Tomorrow(Nov. 17), we are gatheringwith our bishop for Mass.There is not a more realexperience for the diocesethan celebrating Mass withthe head of diocese. PraiseGod, what an experience!

“We are giving you thisopportunity for you to come

to Christ, for you to come inmoments of prayer,”Sifuentes said. “I’m askingyou to embrace thosemoments.”

Many regions and dioce-ses celebrated Mass in theirgroups before the conven-tion’s opening session.

Participants from theLafayette diocese attendedMass on Nov. 16, with prin-cipal celebrant FatherChristopher Shocklee, pastorof St. Bernard Parish, Craw-fordsville, and concelebrantFather Michael Bower, asso-ciate pastor of Our Lady ofGrace Parish, Noblesville.

“I challenge you to meetone person from everystate,” Father Shocklee saidin his homily. “Don’t just

shake their hand and say,‘Hi.’ Ask them why they arehere and tell them why youare here. Get to know threepeople from this diocesewho are not from yourparish. It will make youuncomfortable, but it will beworth it. You will realize thatyou do not struggle alone.

“Take advantage of thespeakers and one another. ...Ask questions. Lean on eachother,” he said. “After thisweekend, you will be able tosay, ‘I have someone I can goto when my faith is weak.’”

The convention’s openingsession on the evening ofNov. 16 got off to a rousingstart as youth and adults

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The Lafayette diocese brought its largest group ever — 450 people from 36 parishes. Above: Participants gather for aphoto after Mass with Bishop Timothy L. Doherty on Nov. 17. (Photos by Bob Nichols)

At left: Father ChristopherShocklee (left) urged NCYCparticipants from theLafayette diocese to getout of their comfort zones,try new things and meetnew people during the2017 conference. Standingbeside him is FatherMichael Bower.

At right: ArchbishopCharles C. Thompson car-ries the Blessed Sacramentin a Eucharistic processionon Nov. 16, the openingday of NCYC. He encour-aged those attending to“embrace who we are asbeloved children of God.”

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alike were on their feet danc-ing and singing to the musicof TobyMac, a Grammy-award-winning Christianhip hop artist.

Archbishop Charles C.Thompson of Indianapolisaddressed the crowd, say-ing, “We gather here tonightfrom many dioceses, manystates. ... We live in a worldthat often values us based onwhat we can do, what wecan provide. That is whyPope Francis reminds us thatwe must go the margins, theperipheries. We cannot letthe world define us by whatwe do, by what we produce.... Regardless of what titleswe have, we are first andforemost children of God.

“No one knows us betterthan God,” he said. “TheLord knows us better thanwe know ourselves. Andthat God who knows usdesires to be known by us.That’s why God sent hisonly son, our savior, theLord Jesus Christ. God want-ed us to know him, througha personal relationship witha personal human being.

“We are beloved childrenof God,” ArchbishopThompson said. “Keep thatin mind and all things arepossible. We are called byname, claimed by Christ. Webegin this NCYC weekendby embracing that reality —who we are. Embracing thatreality, we open ourselves tobecome beyond our imagi-nation as witnesses to theGospel, as ambassadors ofhope, as bridges of unity inour world. First and fore-most, by embracing who weare as beloved children of

God.”The evening went on to

include testimonies fromemcees Father Joseph Espail-lat, of the Archdiocese ofNew York, and Catholicspeaker Emily Wilson.

International speaker andauthor Chris Stefanickshared stories of his faithand family in the keynotetalk. He ended by leadingthe crowd in a prayer:

“Lord Jesus, you are thelove I was born to find. Youare here offering me yourheart. Asking for mine inreturn. You have given methe freedom to say no. I usemy freedom to say ‘Yes.’ Isurrender all I am to you. Irenounce Satan, sin, the spir-it of despair, the idea that Iam unlovable. I forgive oth-ers and I forgive myself. ....You are Lord of the universe,the Lord of my heart. I say‘Yes’ to you. Amen.”

After attending NCYC in2015, Sue Bayley, a youthminister at the Cathedral of

St. Mary of the ImmaculateConception, Lafayette,became a cheerleader for theevent.

“Seeing 25,000 Catholicyouth from every part of ourcountry and around theworld sit in complete silencebefore Christ during adora-tion, all I could do was cry,”she said. “It is absolutelybreathtaking to be in thatkind of setting with thatmany kids adoring our Lord.And that was just two hoursof a three-day retreat. I can’ttell you how impactful theentire experience is.

“When I saw the bigChurch and all these enor-mous personalities who areso passionate about theChurch and youth, it openedmy eyes to all the resourcesthat are out there,” Bayleysaid. “I knew I could tap intoso much more with thesedynamic Catholic peoplewho give all they can for theLord. I’ve been able to bringthem to my kids in Lafayette

through media such asYouTube, and give them ataste of the bigger Church.”

When she returned fromNCYC 2015, Bayley immedi-ately had her group putNCYC 2017 on their calen-dars.

“I took five kids in 2015and have 10 this year,” shesaid. “I hope every year toexponentially increase mynumbers to get more kidsfrom Lafayette to NCYC.”

Norma de la Rosa, youthminister from St. JosephParish, Lebanon, said hergroup starts fund raising tocover the attendance cost ofNCYC “as soon as each con-vention ends. For this year,we had a parish breakfast,Valentine’s dinner, a carwash and an envelope jour-ney wall where parishionerscould donate money.”

Other group fund-raisersincluded fishing tourna-ments, bake sales and cook-outs.

This year’s thematic vil-

lage, called “From Sea toShining Sea,” had 758exhibitors offering serviceand recreational activities,crafts and catechetical andeducational resources. Ven-dors sold T-shirts, CDs, jew-elry, ornaments and books.Representatives from dozensof Catholic businesses, col-leges and religious institu-tions manned booths.

Lacey Barnett, a sopho-more from Our Lady ofGrace Parish, Noblesville,helped make sleeping matsfor the homeless at onebooth.

“This really caught myeye because at our parish’sfall retreat we visited withhomeless in Indiana. Wegave them hand warmersand prayed and talked withthem,” she said. “I came tothe closing Mass at the lastNCYC, and it was one of themost eye-opening experi-ences being able to partici-pate and see so manyCatholics come together forone weekend.”

Her sister, Bailey Barnett,a freshman, said she likedbeing able to do missions inthe village. “We got to makebears that will be given tomigrant children and kids inHaiti,” she said. “I just wantto have experiences that Iremember strongly aboutmy Catholic faith.”

“I hope being here givesme a deeper understandingof my faith and a closer con-nection with my youthgroup,” said Elaine Clarke, ahigh-school junior who camewith 50 youth from St. MariaGoretti Parish, Westfield.

Next week: Day two of theconference and more.

At left: Lauren Piske,Rochelle Santerre and Brianna McBride from OurLady of Grace Parish,Noblesville, attend theopening ceremony on theevening of Nov. 16. (Photoby Bob Nichols)

At right: A video image isdisplayed as teens carrythe banner for the Dioceseof Lafayette-in-Indiana dur-ing the opening night cele-bration. Internationalspeaker and author ChrisStefanick was the keynotepresenter for the evening.(Photo by Caroline B.Mooney)

Youth of theLafayette dio-cese praytogether dur-ing a Masscelebrated onNov. 16before theopening ofthis year’sNationalCatholicYouth Confer-ence. Thetheme for the2017 NCYCwas “Called/Llamados.”(Photo byBob Nichols)

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Fruitful Harvest 2016Monthly report — October 2017

Parish City Goal Pledged Amount Paid % Goal Pledged % Goal Paid % Pledged PaidSt. Mary Alexandria $67,718.00 $62,264.00 $37,988.00 91.9% 56.1% 61.0%St. Ambrose Anderson $124,686.00 $110,330.00 $72,110.01 88.5% 57.8% 65.4%St. Mary Anderson $186,040.00 $166,161.45 $96,906.95 89.3% 52.1% 58.3%St. Francis * Attica $37,432.00 $31,750.00 $22,980.00 84.8% 61.4% 72.4%Holy Trinity Bryant $41,253.00 $33,550.00 $27,570.00 81.3% 66.8% 82.2%Our Lady of Mt. Carmel * Carmel $1,234,408.00 $1,489,792.77 $960,239.67 120.7% 77.8% 64.5%St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Carmel $561,517.00 $569,770.68 $408,144.18 101.5% 72.7% 71.6%Sacred Heart of Jesus Cicero $89,220.00 $129,020.77 $80,180.37 144.6% 89.9% 62.1%St. Joseph Covington $14,264.00 $12,180.00 $9,405.00 85.4% 65.9% 77.2%St. Bernard * Crawfordsville $95,085.00 $95,085.00 $95,085.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Joseph Delphi $54,414.00 $77,571.50 $54,965.50 142.6% 101.0% 70.9%St. Cecilia DeMotte $57,466.00 $68,870.00 $55,260.00 119.8% 96.2% 80.2%St. Mary Dunkirk $12,635.00 $17,613.00 $11,968.00 139.4% 94.7% 67.9%St. Mary Dunnington $13,896.00 $8,610.00 $8,410.00 62.0% 60.5% 97.7%St. John Earl Park $16,578.00 $14,500.00 $14,500.00 87.5% 87.5% 100.0%St. Joseph Elwood $66,177.00 $54,170.20 $31,400.20 81.9% 47.4% 58.0%Holy Spirit Fishers $659,031.00 $747,137.49 $487,993.36 113.4% 74.0% 65.3%St. John Vianney * Fishers $102,728.00 $102,728.00 $102,728.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Louis de Montfort Fishers $457,567.00 $418,953.87 $279,728.01 91.6% 61.1% 66.8%Sacred Heart Fowler $71,759.00 $64,185.00 $54,517.50 89.4% 76.0% 84.9%St. Francis Francesville $3,712.00 $6,139.12 $4,814.12 165.4% 129.7% 78.4%St. Mary Frankfort $80,960.00 $87,904.23 $55,234.23 108.6% 68.2% 62.8%Holy Family Gas City $41,109.00 $32,130.00 $23,295.00 78.2% 56.7% 72.5%Sts. Peter & Paul Goodland $8,698.00 $7,828.00 $7,828.00 90.0% 90.0% 100.0%St. John the Evangelist Hartford City $45,340.00 $62,805.00 $31,110.00 138.5% 68.6% 49.5%St. Joseph Kentland $33,960.00 $30,825.00 $30,825.00 90.8% 90.8% 100.0%St. Ann Kewanna $7,271.00 $6,258.00 $5,570.50 86.1% 76.6% 89.0%St. Joan of Arc * Kokomo $270,128.00 $270,128.00 $270,128.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Patrick * Kokomo $242,304.00 $332,801.00 $217,345.20 137.3% 89.7% 65.3%St. Mary Cathedral * Lafayette $307,103.00 $373,924.86 $259,956.46 121.8% 84.6% 69.5%St. Ann Lafayette $106,732.00 $49,013.75 $40,218.65 45.9% 37.7% 82.1%St. Boniface Lafayette $239,689.00 $255,616.32 $163,637.75 106.6% 68.3% 64.0%St. Lawrence Lafayette $288,755.00 $203,443.37 $134,099.71 70.5% 46.4% 65.9%Bishop's Office Lafayette $28,503.90 $26,168.92 91.8%St. Augusta * Lake Village $48,603.00 $39,300.00 $24,925.00 80.9% 51.3% 63.4%St. Joseph Lebanon $141,106.00 $233,735.00 $137,485.00 165.6% 97.4% 58.8%All Saints Logansport $203,703.00 $218,169.51 $160,505.51 107.1% 78.8% 73.6%St. Paul Marion $179,915.00 $119,645.30 $93,490.50 66.5% 52.0% 78.1%St. Henry Medaryville $3,119.00 $4,504.12 $2,855.00 144.4% 91.5% 63.4%St. Anne Monterey $19,348.00 $18,250.00 $13,610.00 94.3% 70.3% 74.6%Our Lady of the Lakes Monticello $87,295.00 $61,070.00 $44,653.72 70.0% 51.2% 73.1%St. Francis of Assisi Muncie $113,172.00 $105,957.89 $59,418.89 93.6% 52.5% 56.1%St. Lawrence Muncie $114,960.00 $152,518.48 $98,665.91 132.7% 85.8% 64.7%St. Mary Muncie $210,713.00 $275,140.10 $173,360.44 130.6% 82.3% 63.0%Our Lady of Grace * Noblesville $415,045.00 $590,160.06 $299,871.97 142.2% 72.3% 50.8%St. Charles Otterbein $38,357.00 $46,163.00 $36,675.00 120.4% 95.6% 79.4%St. Patrick Oxford $35,732.00 $42,370.00 $34,120.00 118.6% 95.5% 80.5%St. Charles Peru $111,672.00 $117,921.00 $93,196.00 105.6% 83.5% 79.0%Immaculate Conception Portland $65,411.00 $72,360.00 $56,775.00 110.6% 86.8% 78.5%St. Joseph Pulaski $21,199.00 $30,012.12 $26,462.12 141.6% 124.8% 88.2%Sacred Heart Remington $26,725.00 $31,645.00 $26,835.00 118.4% 100.4% 84.8%St. Augustine * Rensselaer $83,080.00 $101,475.00 $81,350.00 122.1% 97.9% 80.2%St. Joseph Reynolds $26,791.00 $33,298.55 $20,428.55 124.3% 76.3% 61.3%St. Joseph Rochester $44,609.00 $55,025.00 $39,297.00 123.3% 88.1% 71.4%St. John the Baptist Tipton $88,655.00 $92,580.00 $63,435.00 104.4% 71.6% 68.5%St. Mary Union City $34,737.00 $36,125.00 $27,475.00 104.0% 79.1% 76.1%Blessed Sacrament West Lafayette $233,100.00 $205,682.62 $154,599.79 88.2% 66.3% 75.2%St. Thomas Aquinas * West Lafayette $194,834.00 $312,875.74 $192,976.58 160.6% 99.0% 61.7%St. Maria Goretti * Westfield $568,185.00 $568,185.00 $568,185.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Sorrowful Mother * Wheatfield $39,429.00 $39,429.00 $39,429.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Peter Winamac $43,876.00 $57,048.12 $42,674.62 130.0% 97.3% 74.8%St. Joseph Winchester $28,908.00 $30,910.00 $20,955.00 106.9% 72.5% 67.8%St. Alphonsus * Zionsville $338,086.00 $338,086.00 $338,086.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Totals $9,200,000.00 $10,051,205.89 $7,154,107.89 109.3% 77.8% 71.2%*Dovetail Parish

Fruitful Harvest 2016 Dovetail Report

Parish City Dovetail Goal ** Pledged Amount Paid % Pledge PaidSt. Francis Xavier Attica $52,000.00 $31,750.00 $22,980.00 72.38%Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Carmel $400,000.00 $1,489,792.77 $960,239.67 64.45%St. Bernard Crawfordsville $200,000.00 $312,875.74 $114,463.50 36.58%St. John Vianney Fishers $750,000.00 $370,168.34 $230,689.09 62.32%St. Joan of Arc Kokomo $350,000.00 $749,389.00 $507,236.66 67.69%St. Patrick Kokomo $400,000.00 $332,801.00 $217,345.20 65.31%St. Mary Cathedral Lafayette $400,000.00 $373,924.86 $259,956.46 69.52%St. Augusta Lake Village $50,000.00 $39,300.00 $24,925.00 63.42%Our Lady of Grace Noblesville $300,000.00 $590,160.06 $299,871.97 50.81%St. Augustine Rensselaer $70,000.00 $101,475.00 $81,350.00 80.17%St. Thomas Aquinas West Lafayette $514,232.88 $312,875.74 $192,976.58 61.68%St. Maria Goretti Westfield $2,000,000.00 $2,011,064.96 $912,897.26 45.39%Sorrowful Mother Wheatfield $155,000.00 $212,359.31 $107,703.99 50.72%St. Alphonsus Zionsville $851,000.00 $609,522.59 $417,668.23 68.52%** Includes parish Fruitful Harvest goal

Monthly reports are prepared by the Pastoral Office for Administration.

These parishes con-ducted simultane-ous appeals forparish capital needsin connection withthe Fruitful Harvest2016 campaign. Thetable above reflectsthe status of givingto Fruitful Harvest2016 only. At rightare the goals andpledges for dovetailparishes, combiningthe amount pledgedto both Fruitful Har-vest 2016 and theparish need.

A campaign prayer forFruitful Harvest 2016

Oh Lord, giver of life

and source of all that we have, we thank you

for the many gifts you have given us andwe invite your presencein our lives at all times.

Help us to faithfullyanswer your call to be“Stewards of Christ.”

Gift us with your graceto know that

by answering your call,we will be truly free.

Help us to use your gifts wisely and

teach us to share themgenerously by

“Sharing Our Gifts.”

May our faithful stewardship bear

witness to the love ofChrist in our lives.

Through your Son,Jesus Christ,

make our prayer to youone of faith, hope and

charity for all of your people.

Amen.

Since its inception in1984, the funds gatheredin the biennial FruitfulHarvest appeal have pro-vided operating fundsneeded to help meet theexpenses of diocesanministries, as well asobligations of the diocese to the nationaland Universal Church.Millions of dollars alsohave been returned toparishes and school trustfunds.

Thank you for your generosity!