Holy Cross Province News July 2017 July Birthdays 2 Blaise Czaja 17 Chris Gibson 18 Frank Keenan 19 John Patrick Day 21 Jim Griffith 24 Bob Weiss 25 John Schork 26 Joe Moons 27 Joseph Barbieri Professions Updates... Please keep Jack Conley and his family in your prayers. Jack s mother, Nell, died June 25 at the age of 105. Let us remember in prayer our General Superior, Joachim Rego, and his family. Joachim s mother, Celina, died on June 28. St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center in Detroit, Michigan, is hosting its 31st Annual Golf Classic on Wednesday, July 26, at Fellows Creek Golf Club in Canton. During the Province Assembly, many of you asked for specific pictures to be taken. If you have not received the pictures that you requested, please contact Claire Smith at 847-518-8844, extension 213, or via email: csmith@passionist.org. 1 John Baptist Ormechea Bob Weiss 8 Larry Finn John Monzyk John Schork 9 Peter Berendt Ward Biddle Ron Corl Blaise Czaja Randal Joyce Frank Keenan Leonard Kosatka Emmet Linden Denis McGowan Eric Meyer Kenneth O Malley Alan Phillip Don Senior Vocations... Phillip Donlan begins his novitiate on July 6 in Querétaro, Mexico. Please keep Phillip and the other novices in your prayers during this important time in their vocation journey. Phillip Donlan (center) with his fellow novices in Mexico.
Page 2 Professions (cont d) 12 Pat Brennan John Patrick Day Jim Griffith Don Webber 21 Richard Thomson 22 Clemente Barrón Arthur Carrillo Mike Higgins Ronan Newbold Richard Parks Alex Steinmiller Jim Strommer Ordinations 3 Alfonso San Juan 8 John Patrick Day Mark Your Calendars... Tee It Up for the Passionists! Join Co-chairs, Frank Keenan and John Schork as Holy Cross Province holds its 2nd annual golf outing, Tee It Up for the Passionists, on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois. Proceeds from this outing help support community life and ministries of Holy Cross Province. Please visit www.passionist.org/golf or contact Karen Redmond at 847-518- 8844, extension 204, or kredmond@ passionist.org, for more information. Alumni Corner... LOOKING FORWARD... Save the Date! Passionist Alumni Reunion! July 4 Independence Day (USA) July 6 Feast of St. Maria Goretti July 9 Mary, Mother of Holy Hope July 24 Blessed Niceforo Diez Tejerina, CP, and his 25 martyr companions of Daimiel The Passionists of Holy Cross Province 1420 Renaissance Drive, Ste. 312 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Submit news to Claire Smith csmith@passionistmonastery.org Address changes to Loretta Ciesielski loretta@cppo.org Who: All Passionist formation alumni are welcome. When: Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1, 2017. Where: Aloysius Hall at St. Agnes Church, Louisville, Kentucky. Cost: $65.00 Accommodations: Holiday Inn Express, 1921 Bishop Lane, Louisville, KY 40218. (502 )456-4411. This is the same place booked for the 2014 Reunion, just changed ownership. There is a contracted rate of $99.00 for reunion attendees. Rooms are being filled, so please make hotel arrangements with them AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you or someone you know is a Passionist Alumnus, please contact us or forward this information so that he can contact us. Whether only one year of formation was spent with the Passionists or he proceeded through ordination, join us for a great weekend to reminisce or reconnect! For more information, please contact Al Maryan, amaryan@hotmail.com.
Page 3 Family BBQ... Febin Barose and Soohoon Hur stopped by Phil Jackson s house for a 4th of July BBQ with Phil s family. Febin served as a guide for Phil and his daughter, Kellyn, when they visited our Passionists in India earlier this year. (clockwise l-r): Febin Barose, Phil Jackson, Kellyn Jackson, Mary Anne Jackson (Phil s wife) and Soohoon Hur. Family Fiesta 2017... Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center held its annual Family Fiesta on Sunday, June 4. With over 300 people in attendance, the event began with a bilingual Mass, celebrated by Clemente Barrón and Jim Strommer. Following Mass, everyone enjoyed delicious Mexican food and desserts. Music was provided by a Mariachi band and a folkloric dance group performed a variety of Mexican dances. There were games for the children, including the very popular piñata. The Fiesta ended with a raffle drawing with a grand prize of $1,000. Bienvenidos! Enjoying all of the delicious food! The folkloric dancers entertained the crowd.
Province Assembly... Page 4 Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center, Sierra Madre, California Vowed and Lay members of the Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province and invited guests gathered June 13-15, at Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre, California, for its annual Assembly. This year s Assembly was the start of a three-year visioning plan for the province. The Visioning Commission, led by co-chairs Jim Strommer and Keith Zekind and facilitated by Anne Kemp, has created a process of Appreciative Inquiry - a holistic visioning processfocused on Holy Cross Province five to ten years from now. The visioning process will culminate at the Provincial Chapter of Holy Cross Province in 2019. Don Senior (l) and Alan Phillip (r) celebrated their 50th Jubilee of Ordination. John Monzyk celebrated his 50th Jubilee of Profession. Paul Puccinelli provided beautiful music for the Liturgies. Small group discussions offered everyone a chance to voice their perspective of Appreciative Inquiry. Representatives of each of the small groups shared their discussions with the larger body. Joe Moons with members of the Visioning Commission: (l-r) front: Joe Castro, Elizabeth Velarde, Tim O Brien, Anne Kemp, Facilitator, and Trudy Stinson. Back: Jim Strommer, Keith Zekind, Phil Paxton and Mike Higgins. (Not pictured: Richard Burke). Many thanks to Gus Velarde and the kitchen staff for all of the delicious meals they prepared.
Class of 2017... Congratulations to the Class of 2017 at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birmingham, Alabama! On May 20, 2017, the 52 members of the Class of 2017 received their high school diplomas. The school is proud to announce the following stats for the class: 52 graduates 64 different colleges offered admission to the class of 2017 $2.5 million in scholarship offers Page 5 100% of seniors graduated 100% of seniors accepted to college 100% of seniors with post-secondary experiences planned http://www.hfcristorey.org/ New Provincial Council... The Second Provincial Chapter of the SCOR Province of Spain and Latin America was held in Panama, June 26-30, 2017. Arthur Carrillo attended to serve as translator for Joachim Rego, Superior General. Congratulations to the newly-elected Provincial Council! (l-r): Jesús Maria Ahechu Laquidáin, José María Arzalluz Zabala (First Consultor); José María Sáez Martín (Provincial); José Geani Arias Ríos and Alberto Requénez Rodríguez.