THE GOOD NEWS
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Congratulations to
Emile
Gentile who has retired after
43 years of dedicated service as an active ordained minister.� A
wonderful tribute was offered as friends, family, parishioners, and
friars gathered to celebrate Emile�s years of service.� The
celebration was hosted by family, friends, and staff members of
Saint Patrick Parish in Mount Dora, FL where he has served as pastor
for the last twelve years.�� Emile has been assigned to Villa
Madonna Friary in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
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Robert D�Aversa
returns stateside on June 15
after two years of service as the Spiritual Director for the Irish
College in Rome.� He will be assuming the role of Pastor at Saint
Patrick�s Parish in Mount Dora.� Welcome home, Robert!
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Patrick Quinn
addressed the priests,
deacons, religious, Catholic School principals, DREs and educators
of the Diocese of Orlando on April 24 and 25 as part of a
diocesan-wide program on �The Protection of Children and Cyber-space
Issues.�� Patrick�s talk was entitled �Moving from the �Is� to the
�Ought.� Ministers� Responsibility to Understand the Perils of
Cyberspace.�� Patrick spoke on the theology of the Human Person, the
redemption of body and soul, and how the Human Person is essentially
a relational being.�
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Patrick Foley
was a guest speaker at the
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN on April 17.� The
lecture-presentation was sponsored by C3 (Congregations Caring for
Creation) and was a joint project with the Archdiocese�s Global
Warming Action Team and the Basilica.� He, along with two other
panelists, addressed the question, �What Does Sustainability and the
Environment Have to Do With Stewardship?�
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In his role as Episcopal Liaison for
English Cursillo for
the Diocese of Orlando,
David Kaczmarek
was able to procure a
commitment from the Cursillo Secretariat to purchase a memorial gift
for the Diocese to mark the re-dedication of the campside buildings
at San Pedro Spiritual Development Center.� A 16-inch diameter
bronze bell will be cast by the Hisey Bell Foundry for that
purpose.� It will be mounted atop a tower in the middle of the camp
complex.
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The guesthouse,
dormitory and art center on the�Campside grounds of SanPedro Center
were demolished early this year.�� In mid-May, the rebar was
laid for the cement foundation�for the new dorm and dining-meeting
hall.� It seems Franciscans can�t get enough of building projects!
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The Annual Bishop�s Night for
Vocations (Altoona-Johnstown), sponsored by the Serra Clubs of
Altoona and Cambria County, was held April 19th on the campus of
Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA.�
Christopher
Panagoplos, sharing a booth
with friars from Loretto, represented our Province at the event,
inviting the youth and their parents to consider a Franciscan
vocation as a religious priest, brother, or Secular Franciscan.�
Christopher �worked the crowd�, as only he can, with brochures, holy
cards, and an invitation to visit the Monastery
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Our heartiest congratulations to
Bonaventure Midili who was
honored, at the request of Most Rev. Ilija
�ivković,
T.O.R., with the title
Magister Ordinis
(Master of the Order) during
the General Chapter of the Order.� The ceremony took place during a
celebration of Eucharist on May 22.� Most Reverend Joseph Adamec,
bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, presided. Present at the event were the
capitular friars, and guest friars from both American Provinces, as
well as friends, relatives, and other invited guests.�
Congratulations, Bonnie, you make us proud!
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Ambrose Phillips
was in Manchester England,
from April 28 to May 5 to do the very first Continuing Care workshop
at the new Saint Luke Centre.� It was a working week devoted to
doing follow-up for the English clients who were treated here in the
United States. The staff at Saint Luke Centre was all trained at
Saint Luke Institute, USA and now are doing seminary candidate
assessments, evaluations, and follow-up.� It is an outpatient
facility only.� The priests and religious are sent to the United
States for treatment.� Ambrose reports that, despite what we might
hear about English cuisine, the food was great and the English
gardens in the Spring were really beautiful. Regrettably, Ambrose
was away when his Novice Director, Fr. Alan Polomine, T.O.R., passed
away.
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Hats off to
Msgr. Paul Lenz,
T.O.R. who, in his active
retirement, received the title Prothonotary Apostolic from his
Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.� This special privilege elevates him to
the top of the
monsignori
class.� Congratulations, Msgr. Lenz, on your retirement and the
honor accorded to your faithful service of the Church.
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Patrick Quinn
will be accompanying a small
delegation from the Church of Saint Peter in North Saint Paul, MN to
Paraguay from June 12-23.� The parish is beginning a twinning
relationship with Colonel Oviedo for the good works being done for
young people from the streets.� Padre Miguel Angel C�rceres Recalde,
T.O.R. will visit the Parish of Saint Peter after the General
Chapter in Loretto, PA.
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Padre Miguel Angel
C�rceres Recalde, T.O.R.,�Minister Provincial of the Vice-Province
of��San Antonio de Padua,��poses in front of the entrance to his
school and garden�for needy kids in Paraguay
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