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A street named after Catholic School mascot

OGDEN- On Oct. 14, alumni, families and friends of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Schools will be gathering at Dee Park to begin with the celebrations of the grand opening of Jayhawk Way, a street that will help people easily locate the schools.
“It’s time to let others in the community to know we are still up there providing a catholic education excellent education to the children,” said Danielle Falcione, special events coordinator of Saint Joseph Catholic Schools. >>>

Brother discerns his vocation as he lives his faith

SALT LAKE CITY - The life and ministry of Dominican Brothers is exciting, challenging and life-giving because it is imbued and driven by the power of God’s Word.
Brother Michael James Rivera is an example of that life. He is completing his one-year residency at St. Catherine of Siena Parish/Catholic Newman Center, where he is the staff liaison to the student leadership team. As part of his job he works with the three part-time student interns on student-oriented programming. >>>

John Wainscott reappointed to international board

SALT LAKE CITY – Supreme Director John Wainscottwas recently re-elected to his third and last term on the Knights of Columbus International Board of Directors. “When I first became a Knight, I had no idea how much closer it would bring me and my family to God,” said Wainscott, a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish. >>>

A Catholic hostage will narrate her experiences

SALT LAKE CITY - Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian presidential candidate who was kidnapped and held for six years by a rebel group, will be a guest speaker at the McCarthey Family Foundation Fifth Annual Lecture Series on Oct. 23.
“The reason that Ingrid Betancourt is coming here is to continue the McCarthey Family Foundation that focuses primarily on independent journalism,” said Phil McCarthey, coordinator of the lecture series.
Ingrid Betancourt was a Colombian presidential candidate in 2002 but was kidnapped and became a global symbol of freedom and human resistance after she spent six years in captivity, held in the jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). >>>

Lift Up Your Hearts: The Dialogue and Preface

In the last article, we briefly reflected on the word Eucharist to help frame our study of the Eucharistic Prayer. In this article, we begin our discussion on the structure of this prayer, and point out some of the changed text. As we proceed, let us keep in mind the profundity of this prayer as it unites us to God through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. May this, our prayer of great thanksgiving, always draw us closer to the heart of Christ.
According to number 79 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the Eucharistic Prayer is comprised of eight sections: 1). Thanksgiving or Preface, 2). Acclamation or Sanctus, 3). Epiclesis, 4). Institution narrative, 5). Anamnesis, 6). Offering, 7). Intercessions, and 8). Final doxology. Our current Missal has several different Eucharistic Prayers, which have either been revised from older texts (like the third century Apostolic Tradition) or newly composed (like the prayers from the Swiss Synod: Eucharistic Prayers for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions) >>>

Clergy Convocation provides priests with learning, fellowship

Twice a year, priests in the Diocese of Salt Lake City gather for a week away from the demands of their parishes, praying together and expanding their knowledge on a specific theme. This year, the focus of the Fall Clergy Convocation, Oct. 4-7, was the upcoming changes to the Roman Missal, but for many of the priests the event is primarily about fellowship. >>>

Msgr. Fitzgerald honored for his contribution to CCS

SALT LAKE CITY –In 65 years, Catholic Community Services has grown from an organization that primarily provided adoption services to one that offers a wide range of programs, from help with utility payments to refugee resettlement. Throughout those years, CCS has been guided by a number of different hands, but none has been more involved than Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald, vicar general of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Msgr. Fitzgerald began his involvement with CCS in 1969, when he served the first of his two terms as executive director, and has served in some way on the executive committee since.
“He has a personal passion for the agency, I can speak to that right from my heart because I see it every meeting that we have with monsignor,” said Kevin Potts, the board president, on Oct. 8, during a staff ceremony marking the agency’s 65th anniversary. >>>

Stewardship effort gets underway in diocese

SALT LAKE CITY – The Diocese of Salt Lake City is undertaking a stewardship initiative to help parishioners meet Saint Ignatius’ first principle: that the goal of our lives is to be with God forever.
The mystery of stewardship is that it helps us stop worrying and turn to the Lord, said the Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of Salt Lake City, in his opening remarks at the inaugural Diocesan Stewardship Workshop on Oct. 9 at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish Benvegnu Center. >>>

Saint Rose of Lima Parish has new priest

PARK CITY – Father José Nestor P. Lachica has wasted no time getting involved in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. The week he arrived in Utah, he met with brother priests at the Fall Convocation in Park City, then traveled to Layton, where he will serve as a parish priest when not following orders as an Army chaplain.
Fr. Lachica’s home diocese, in the Philippines, holds retreats but not convocations, he said, adding that he enjoyed the local event. “It’s an informative week. It helps you understand the Church in this particular area.” >>>