Golf for vocations
The 17th annual Vocations Golf Tournament sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1200 and hosted by the Mexican American Golf Association will be held on July 12 at Haven Golf Course in Green Valley.
It will feature a 7 a.m. shotgun start.
“This golf course is beautiful and very golfer friendly,” said Andy Herrerras. “Please tell all of your golfing friends and family.”
The tournament, open to everyone, is formatted as a two-man low net blind draw. The entry fee of $60 includes golf, cart, prizes, gift certificates festivities and dinner at Council 1200 hall, right after the tournament.
This is the biggest fundraising event of the year and 100 percent of the money generated goes directly to the knights’ vocations fund for Diocesan Seminarians.
If you do not play golf, “all donations will be greatly appreciated and put to good use,” Herrerras said. Checks should be made payable to Knights of Columbus Tucson Council # 1200 and sent to Andy Herrerras, 601 S. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716-5649
For more information, contact Andy Herreras 321-0669; Abe Aragon 743-3670; Art Kingman 349-1183; Anthony Peralta 903-0571.
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$60,000 scholarship
Salpointe Catholic High School senior David “Teddy” Ware has been awarded the prestigious Flinn Foundation scholarship.
The competitive program provides 20 of Arizona’s highest-achieving students an unparalleled scholarship for undergraduate study at one of Arizona’s three state universities. The scholarship, valued at approximately $60,000, underwrites the Flinn Scholar’s complete tuition and living expenses and also provides an allowance for international study, personal mentoring, special access to cultural events and opportunities to meet leaders in business, government, education and the arts.
Teddy will attend the University of Arizona in the fall. Previous Salpointe Flinn scholars include Lisa Cotter ’90, Steven Bethard ’98, Andrew Gulbis ’99, Paul Ratigan ’00, Sean Aiken ’02, Peter Zeigler ’03, Caitlin Acker ’04, Michael Barnes ’04, Annelyssa Johnson ’05 and Nikolos Warner ’07.
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On exhibit
New York City’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, in association with the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, will feature the work of Salpointe High School graduate Sean Justice in its fourth exhibition of the season.
The exhibit, titled “Scanning China: Vessels & Banners,” is a collection of banner-style prints by the photographer and graphic artist. It is a personal exploratory project stemming from Justice’s experiences while working and living in China.
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Attention monks
The Holy Trinity Trappist Monastery in Huntsville, Utah, will host “live-in experience” vocational retreats on their 2,000-acre farm in June and August.
The dates are June 11-15 and August 6-10 and there is no cost, but space is limited for this work and pray event for monks.
For more information, call 1-800-221-1807.
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At the annual gala
More than 500 persons attended the annual Catholic Foundation Cornerstone Gala at Tucson’s Marriott Star Pass Resort last month. Shown are, from left, Foundation president William Bowen, honored guests Msgr. Bob Fuller, pastor of St. Francis Cabrini Parish, Ginny Clements, a parishioner at the church, and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas. Msgr. Fuller and Clements were cited for their many contributions to the well-being of the community. The gala included a huge silent auction and a fine dinner.
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Sisters honored
Sister Joy Ann Wege, left, and Sister Reparata Hopp are honored for the anniversary of their monastic professions during a ceremony recently at the Tucson monastery of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
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An invitation to sing at upcoming events
During an eight-day period, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will ordain a number of men to ministry in the Diocese of Tucson.
On May 31, men who have, with their wives, spent five years in preparation will be accepted into the permanent diaconate.
On June 7, three new priests will be ordained.
For these festive celebrations, musicians from throughout the diocese are asked to participate in making joyful sounds. How about putting aside a few hours?
Choir rehearsals:
Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate, May 31, 9:30 a.m., St. Augustine Cathedral, Grace Lohr, Diocesan Chorale Director, conductor
Rehearsals:
May 4, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral; May 18, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral (with instruments); May 25, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral (with instruments); May 31, arrive by 8:30 a.m., St. Augustine Cathedral.
Ordination to the Priesthood, June 7, 9:30 a.m., St. Augustine Cathedral, Lani Johnson, conductor
Rehearsals:
May 4, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral; May 18, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral; June 1, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral (with instruments); June 7, arrive by 8:30 a.m., St. Augustine Cathedral.
A special welcome and encouragement to participate to those in whose parishes these people have worked or to which they will be assigned.
Remember that the choir has birds-eye seats.
Please let either Grace Lohr (gracel@diocesetucson.org) or Lani Johnson (lani@nysara.com) know that you intend to participate.
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Secular Franciscans make pilgrimage
By DAVID BUER, OFM
Special to The New Vision
Thirty-nine pilgrims met at San Xavier Mission on Friday morning, April 11 to participate in the St. Thomas More Secular Franciscan 500-mile bus trip to the Poor Clare Monastery in Roswell, N.M.
The first five Poor Clares arrived in Roswell from Chicago in 1948. In these past 60 years they have grown to 23 sisters and have begun six other Poor Clare monasteries.
It was a pilgrimage to connect the Franciscan Family of friars, Poor Clare sisters and Secular Franciscans. Almost 800 years ago these three branches of the Franciscan Family were begun in Italy by St. Francis of Assisi.
Today, all three branches extend to all the inhabited continents of the world.
The pilgrimage included a tour of San Xavier Mission led by Dr. Bunny Fontana; Mass and supper at St. Joseph’s Apache Mission in Mescalero, N.M.; and a 12-hour day of prayer with the Poor Clares in Roswell that included three conferences by Capuchin Fahter McCreary.
The bus was used for times of prayer, song and audio CDs on “Francis of Assisi, A new way of being Christian” narrated by Bill Short, OFM.
After Sunday Mass on April 13, Mother Mary Angela, PCC, the abbess, asked to speak to our pilgrimage group in their chapel. She said that she and the sisters were emotional as we prepared to leave to return to Arizona. They had enjoyed our Day of Prayer with them the day before. Mother Mary Angela reminded us that when we tell God we love Him, we should wait for His quiet reply, “It is mutual.”
If you’d like to know more about the Secular Franciscan fraternities in our Tucson Diocese, please contact Brother David Buer, OFM, at San Xavier Mission at 520-294-2624.