October 2, 2016 Volume 7, Number 20

The DIOCESAN Chronicle

News of the Diocese of Baker

Evangelization & Catechesis Symposium

Equipped and Determined

“Love remains resolute and complete, even in the face of rejection…

[In the journey of faith] we remain steadfast with firm hope in the Lord.” - Pope Francis

120 individuals from 22 parish/mission locations attended the 2016 symposium August 12-14. Parish staff and volunteers working in adult faith formation, religious education, sacramental preparation, RCIA and youth ministry were afforded the opportunity to meet co-workers from across the diocese, attend workshops and receive instructive presentations on the resources and tools available for parish-wide evangelization and catechesis programs and ministries.

Commenting on his experience of the symposium, Bishop Cary remarked: “It’s very encouraging as bishop to see the numbers and enthusiasm of committed catechists from all parts of the diocese who enjoy being together as co-workers in the vineyard.”

To learn more about transformative faith formation resources and programs available for adults, families and youth contact your pastor, parish staff or the Diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis (Barry Metzentine or David Bisono) at 541-388-4004.

The culminating event Saturday evening was a debut of the documentary film “THE ORIGINAL IMAGE OF DIVINE MERCY THE UNTOLD STORY OF AN UNKNOWN MASTERPIECE.” Catholic film producer and director Daniel di Silva was on hand to present the film in English and Spanish to a captivated audience. The evening finished with a moving pres-entation of a life sized digital replica of the recently restored masterpiece. To learn more about this new documentary film go to: www.divinemercyfilm.com.

Thank you to all the dedicated people behind the scenes who contributed to the success of our annual symposium. Providing hospitality, food, setup and cleanup are essential. Our chancery staff and volunteers are the best! Pictured (top, left to right): Dave Barovelli, Joe Hayes, Patrick Donahue, Marcy Marshall and June Hayes. Not pictured: Leah Bickett, Hope Burke, Kathie Leonard and Patti Rausch.

An indication of the growing enthusiasm and commitment of catechists across the diocese is the threefold increase of individuals completing a level of catechetical certification. Adding to the 3 people earning certification in 2015, 10 received recognition in 2016.

(pictured left to right): Sister Fortunata Nubuduwa (RE Teacher, St. Thomas Academy, Redmond), Mary Holder (DRE and Youth Minister, St. Pius X, Klamath Falls), Kandace Earhart (DRE, Sacred Heart, Klamath Falls), Angelica Corona (DRE, Blessed Sacrament, Ontario), Daniel Beougher (RCIA Leader, St. Francis of Assisi, Bend), Kevin Bailey (RCIA Leader, St. Peter, The Dalles), Vergie Ries (Catechist, St. Francis of Assisi, Bend). (not pictured): Dawn and Francois Dupuis (Catechists, St. Pius X, Klamath Falls), Patty Romero (Youth Ministry, St. Mary, Hood River). Online catechetical certification, initiated in 2014, is one of many diocesan initiatives aimed at improving our competency, consistency and continuity in evangelization and catechesis across the Diocese of Baker.

Thoughts Along the Way Bishop Liam Cary

A Saint for the Year of Mercy

In December 1948 a 38-year-old nun stepped out from behind the walls of her convent into the teeming streets of Calcutta. For the rest of her days, in the words of Pope Francis, she “bowed down before those who were . . . left to die on the side of the road,” in profound reverence for the Christ Who had made Himself one with their suffering. A half-century later, at the time of her death, 1,000 Sisters served with her in the order she founded; they number over 5,000 today. “Our special mission,” states the Constitution of the Missionaries of Charity, “is to work for the salvation and holiness of the poorest of the poor.” We can trace the inspiration for this remarkable mission of mercy to the devout Catholic home of Kole and Drana Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Serbia. A prosperous, much-traveled merchant and a generous benefactor of the Church and the poor, Kole Bojaxhiu died suddenly when his third and youngest child, Agnes, was eight years old. She always remembered her father’s good counsel: “My daughter, never take a morsel of food that you are not prepared to share with others.” Agnes’ widowed mother supported her son and daughters by sewing and embroidering fine clothes. But the skilled hands that produced elegant garments for the wealthy also prepared regular meals for people dressed far more humbly. “We had guests at table every day,” her younger daughter later remembered. “When I was older, I realized that the strangers were poor people who had nothing and whom my mother was feeding.” There were others outside the home whose needs did not escape Drana Bojaxhiu’s charitable gaze. She “moved among the dirty and the physically repellent,” one writer noted, “washing their bodies and tending their wounds, and she treated each person as a unique individual.” Twice a day she visited File, a very ill alcoholic woman nearby. Agnes often accompanied her mother and helped clean the sores that covered File’s body. Years later, in a letter to Agnes, Drana drew out a deeper lesson in those visits: “Dear child, do not forget that you went out to India for the sake of the poor. Do you remember our File? She was covered in sores, but what made her suffer much more was the knowledge that she was alone in the world.” The lesson was not lost on her daughter. Mother Teresa was often heard to say that “The greatest poverty is to be unwanted.” The deep faith exemplified in her mother’s and father’s outreaching charity prepared the ground for the decisive event of their daughter’s life, in 1946. “I was

travelling to Darjeeling by train,” she told her spiritual director, “when I heard the voice of God. . . . I must leave the convent to help the poor by living among them.” Jesus said to her, “I am sending you into the dark holes of the poor. Come, be my light.” Two years later Sister Teresa set out to bring His light to the slum right next to the convent where she had lived and taught for two decades. Though she had often gazed out her window upon the area, she had never learned its name—Motijhil. It was not long before she knew its dark holes very well. As news of her work spread beyond India, new Sisters and volunteers came to her from around the globe (her order now has 758 houses). Volunteers in Rome had long known of the city’s slums, but until they worked with Mother Teresa’s Sisters, it never occurred to them to learn the name of Motijhil; that is, to see the poverty around them as a challenge to themselves to help the poor personally. Are we like those Roman volunteers, you and I? Do we see the poverty around us but overlook the poor it entraps? If so, then we have much to learn from St. Teresa of Calcutta. “You can find Calcutta anywhere,” she tells us. “I can’t do what you can do, and you can’t do what I can do; but together we can do something beautiful for God.”

Pensamientos Del Camino

Obispo Liam Cary

Una Santa para el Año de la Misericordia

En Diciembre de 1948, una religiosa salió de detrás de las paredes de su convento hacia las calles abarrotadas de Calcuta. Por el resto de sus días, en las palabras del Papa Francisco, ella “Se inclinó ante los que. . . fueron dejados para morir a un lado de la carretera,” en profunda reverencia por el Cristo que se había hecho uno con sus sufrimientos. Medio siglo después, al tiempo de su muerte, 1,000 Hermanas sirvieron con ella en la orden que ella había fundado; hoy suman más de 5,000. “Nuestra misión especial,” establece la Constitución de los Misioneros de la Caridad, “es de trabajar para la salvación y santidad de los más pobres de los pobres.” Podemos rastrear la inspiración para esta extraordinaria misión de misericordia al devoto hogar Católico de Kole y Drana Bojaxhiu en Skopje, Serbia. Un próspero y gran viajero comerciante y un generoso benefactor de la Iglesia y los pobres, Kole Bojaxhiu falleció repentinamente cuando su tercer y más joven hija, Agnes, tenía ocho años de edad. Ella siempre recordaba el buen consejo de su padre: “Hija mía, nunca tomes un bocado de comida que no estás dispuesta a compartir con los demás.” La madre viuda de Agnes mantenía a su hijo e hijas cociendo y bordando ropa fina. Pero las manos expertas

October Diocesan Events Schedule

October 3-7 Clergy Assembly, Retreat Center

October 15 Annual Pro-Life Conference, Retreat Center October 15 Boy Scout Outdoor Training Camp,

Retreat Center October 15 Western Deanery Catechetical Workshop

at St. Peter’s in The Dalles 12PM—5PM October 16 Northern Deanery Catechetical Workshop

at St. Mary’s in Pendleton 12PM—5PM October 29 St. Augustine Door of Mercy Pilgrimage,

St. Mary, Powell Butte 12PM—3PM

October 2 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Boardman Mass 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM

October 8 St. Mary Church, Pendleton Confessions 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Mass 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM

October 9 St. Helen Church, Pilot Rock Confessions 7:30 AM Mass 8:00 AM

October 9 St. Mary Church, Pendleton Mass and Acolyte Installation 10:00 AM

October 13 Newman Club / Theology on Tap OIT College Campus, Klamath Falls 6:00 PM

October 15 Pro Life Conference, Powell Butte

Bishop Cary’s Schedule que producían prendas elegantes para los ricos también preparaban comidas regulares para las personas vestidas de ropa mucho más humilde. “Teníamos invitados a la mesa todos los días,” recordaba después su hija menor. “Cuando estaba creciendo, me di cuenta que los extraños eran personas pobres que no tenían nada y a quienes mi madre estaba alimentando.” Habían otros afuera de la casa cuyas necesidades no escapaban la mirada caritativa de Drana Bojaxhiu. Ella “se movía entre los sucios y los físicamente repugnantes,” observó un escritor, “lavando sus cuerpos y cuidando sus heridas, y ella trató a cada persona como un único individuo.” Dos veces al día ella visitaba a File, una mujer alcohólica muy enferma que vivía cerca. Agnes a menudo acompañaba a su madre y le ayudaba a limpiar las llagas que cubrían el cuerpo de File. Años después, en una carta para Agnes, Drana sacó una lección más profunda de esas visitas: “Querida hija, no olvides que fuiste a India por el bien de los pobres. ¿Recuerdas a nuestra File? Ella estaba cubierta en llagas, pero lo que la hacía sufrir más era el conocimiento de que ella estaba sola en el mundo.” La lección no se había perdido en su hija. La Madre Teresa a menudo se le escuchó decir que “La probreza más grande es ser no deseado.” La fe profunda ejemplificada en la extensa caridad de su madre y su padre preparó el terreno para el acontecimiento decisivo de la vida de su hija, en 1946. “Estaba viajando hacia Darjeeling por tren,” le dijo a su director espiritual, “cuando escuché la voz de Dios. . . . Debo dejar el convento para ayudar a los pobres viviendo yo entre ellos.” Jesús le dijo a ella, “Yo te estoy enviando hacia los pozos profundos de los pobres. Ven, se Mi luz.” Dos años después, la Hermana Teresa salió a llevar Su luz al barrio marginado que estaba cerca del convento donde ella había vivido y enseñado por dos décadas. Aunque ella a menudo había mirado por su ventana sobre el área, nunca había sabido su nombre--Motijhil. No pasó mucho tiempo hasta que ella llegó a conocer bien sus pozos profundos. Al conocerse la noticia sobre su trabajo más allá de India, nuevas Hermanas y voluntarios vinieron a ella de todo el mundo (su orden ahora tiene 758 hogares). Voluntarios en Roma habían sabido por mucho tiempo de los barrios marginales de la ciudad, pero no fue sino hasta que trabajaron con las Hermanas de la Madre Teresa, nunca se les ocurrió a ellos aprender el nombre de Motijhil; es decir, ver la pobreza que los rodea como un desafío para ellos mismos a ayudar personalmente a los pobres. ¿Somos nosotros como aquellos voluntarios Romanos, ustedes y yo? ¿Vemos la pobreza que nos rodea pero pasamos por alto al pobre que lo atrapa? Si es así, entonces tenemos mucho que aprender de Santa Teresa de Calcuta. “Puedes encontrar a Calcuta dondequiera,” ella nos dice. “No puedo hacer yo lo que tú puedes hacer, y tú no puedes hacer lo que puedo hacer yo; pero juntos podemos hacer algo bello para Dios.”

The Traditional Latin Mass in Bend

The Extraordinary Form (Latin) Mass is offered every other weekend at St. Francis of Assisi Historic Church.

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October and November Masses—1:00 PM High Mass

October 2** November 13** October 16 November 27 October 30**

**Confession will be available before Mass from 12:00-12:45 PM

Have you listened to St. Francis de Sales Catholic

Radio Station on KFDS-LP, Bend, 93.5 FM ?

KFDS-LP streams EWTN Catholic Radio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The broadcast is also available to anyone with access to the internet at www.kfds.org. Look for local and diocesan programming content in 2017.

Diocese of Baker Prison Lay Ministries During the year of Mercy, the Diocese of Baker started the Prison Ministries program with the goal of volunteers covering all county and state correctional facilities within our diocese. We are making progress towards that goal with a strong priestly and lay group already covering Eastern Oregon state correctional facilities. The priority is now Central Oregon, North Central Oregon and Klamath/Lake counties. A success story for Central Oregon is our presence at Deer Ridge State Correctional facility out of Madras. Fr. Andrew Szymakowski, Judicial Vicar and Pastor of St. Edwards in Sisters, has been presiding at Mass and hearing confessions with the inmates for the past year. When Fr. Andrew went on vacation to Poland this summer, Bishop Cary substituted and presided at Mass and heard confessions during July and August. One of the highlights of the Bishop’s visitations were the question and answer sessions on various topics of theology, catechism of the church and lively discussions in matters of personal faith and beliefs. Bishop Cary will continue to be a very welcome presence to all inmates at Deer Ridge State Correctional facility and hopefully other facilities in the Diocese. — Ray Houghton, St. Thomas parishioner

Parish News: St. Thomas, Redmond

Join us for the next

“Saturday Night Live-

Catholic Style” on

November 5th.

For those who have not attended these events at St. Thomas before, in a nutshell they can be described as: “Mass—a meal—and a live speaker,” thus the name, “Saturday Night Live – Catholic Style.” The dinner follows the 5:30 PM Vigil Mass and the speaker begins around 7:15 PM. The OKTOBERFEST themed dinner will include a number of authentically German and homemade items such as Sausage, Sauer Kraut, Potato Salad, and a variety of German desserts to tempt you! After dinner, guest speaker, Trent Horn, a staff apologist at San Diego’s “Catholic Answers” and a regular on Catholic radio “Catholic Answers Live” will give you a lot to think about with his talk titled, “Absolute Truth, Is There Such a Thing?” and you’ll want to browse the sales table after hearing him speak and pick up a few of his popular books. Tickets are just $10 per person, which is the best bargain in town when you consider you are getting a wonderful dinner and professional speaker. Get your tickets after weekend Masses on October 15/16, October 22/23, and October 29/30 or in the parish office by November 1st. If you’re not local, please call the parish office at (541) 923-3390 and reserve Will Call tickets. We hope to help young families attend with our offer of free childcare - but check with our secretary at least 2 weeks in advance to see if it’s available. Come prepared to try your luck on our 50/50 raffle (win half the pot in cash!) and plan on having a fun and faith filled night. We guarantee it will be just that! Hope to see you there!

Fr. Rogatian Urassa Pastor

SACRED HEART KLAMATH FALLS

Illuminating our Parishes The first church of Sacred Heart parish was built in 1905 in Klamath Falls. Fr. Rogatian Urassa is the pastor of 570 registered families.